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Masaki Kobayashi

Name in Native Language: "小林正樹" (Japanese/JA)
Film Director / Film Producer / Writer / Screenwriter | * 02/14/1916 († 80, 10/04/1996) | Otaru, Hokkaidō (Japan)
Masaki Kobayashi (小林 正樹, Kobayashi Masaki, February 14, 1916 – October 4, 1996) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, best known for the epic trilogy The Human Condition (1959–1961), the samurai films Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967), and the horror anthology Kwaidan (1964). Senses of Cinema described him as "one of the finest depicters of Japanese society in the 1950s and 1960s." ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | War

Known for these Movies & Shows

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her b ...

Samurai Rebellion

G

1967 | 4.1/5 | 2h 1min
Drama, Action
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After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different h ...

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

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1961 | 4.2/5 | 3h 10min
War, Drama, History
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Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deli ...

Harakiri

NR

1962 | 4.2/5 | 2h 15min
Action, Drama, History
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After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military se ...

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

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1959 | 4.0/5 | 3h 26min
War, Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Masaki Kobayashi

2x Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival) Sutherland Trophy Medal With Purple Ribbon Mainichi Film Award for Best Director
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Movies with Masaki Kobayashi as Crew(41)

Writing/Screenplay2000 Dora-heita
Directing/Director1985 Family without a Dinner Table
Writing/Screenplay1985 Family without a Dinner Table
Directing/Director1983 Tokyo Trial
Writing/Writer1983 Tokyo Trial
Directing/Director1978 Glowing Autumn
Directing/Director1975 The Fossil
Directing/Director1971 Inn of Evil
Production/Executive Producer1970 Dodes'ka-den
Directing/Director1968 Hymn to a Tired Man
Directing/Director1967 Samurai Rebellion
Crew/Thanks1965 Tokyo Olympiad
Directing/Director1964 Kwaidan
Directing/Director1962 The Inheritance
Production/Producer1962 The Inheritance
Directing/Director1962 Harakiri
Directing/Director1961 The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Production/Producer1961 The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Writing/Screenplay1961 The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Directing/Director1959 The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Production/Producer1959 The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Writing/Screenplay1959 The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Directing/Director1959 The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Writing/Screenplay1959 The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Directing/Director1957 Black River
Directing/Director1956 The Thick-Walled Room
Directing/Director1956 I Will Buy You
Directing/Director1956 Fountainhead
Directing/Director1955 Beautiful Days
Directing/Director1954 Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Directing/Director1954 Three Loves
Writing/Writer1954 Three Loves
Directing/Director1953 Sincere Heart
Directing/Director1952 Youth of the Son
Directing/Assistant Director1951 Carmen Comes Home
Directing/Assistant Director1949 Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Directing/Assistant Director1949 Broken Drum
Writing/Screenplay1949 Broken Drum
Directing/Assistant Director1948 The Portrait
Directing/Assistant Director1948 Apostasy
Writing/Screenplay1931 The Revenge Champion

TV Shows/Series with Masaki Kobayashi as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2004 Final Approach

Full Name: Masaki Kobayashi
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Monday, 02/14 1916 (February) in Otaru, Hokkaidō (Japan)
Died: Friday, 10/04 1996 (October) in Tokyo (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Educated at: Waseda University, Hokkaido Otaru Choryo High school
Other names for Masaki Kobayashi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"小林正樹"
"Масаки Кобаяси"
"小林正树"
"고바야시 마사키"
"こばやし まさき" (Kana/Japanese)
Masaki Kobayashi frequently works together with these people:
Chûji Kinoshita (19x, Crew)
Toru Takemitsu (12x, Crew)
Tatsuya Nakadai (11x, Actor)
Hideo Nishizaki (11x, Crew)
Kazue Hirataka (11x, Crew)
Keisuke Kinoshita (11x, Crew)
Keiji Sada (9x, Actor)
Zenzō Matsuyama (8x, Crew)
Yûgorô Imai (7x, Crew)
Hisashi Sagara (7x, Crew)
Eitarō Ozawa (7x, Actor)
Kumiko Akahori (1x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:103677, Added: 06/23/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024