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Kaizo Hayashi

Name in Native Language: "林海象" (Japanese/JA)
Screenwriter / Film Director / Film Producer | * 07/15/1957 (66) | Kyoto (Japan)
Kaizo Hayashi (林 海象, Hayashi Kaizō, born July 15, 1957) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with To Sleep So as to Dream (1986). He is best known for his neo-noir Maiku Hama trilogy, The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994), Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) and The Trap (1996). In addition to film, Hayashi served as creative director on the 2000 Konami video game 7 Blades for the PlayStation 2, and was director for two episodes of Power Rangers: Time Force. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Mystery

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An aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower. The two follow a succession of bizarre, obscure clues, until they t ...

To Sleep So as to Dream

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1986 | 3.1/5 | 1h 21min
Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy
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Two brothers, Jinta and Wataru, are raised in a travelling circus. After an accident, Jinta decides to leave the circus and travels the countryside working as a con-man. After a run-in with a local ga ...

Circus Boys

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1989 | 1h 46min
Drama
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When a hooded stranger appears in private eye 'Mike' Hama's office with the cryptic challenge "I want you to look for me," Hama is drawn into a string of bizarre serial murders that have Yokohama's po ...

The Trap

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1996 | 3.3/5 | 1h 46min
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
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Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets ...

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

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1994 | 3.4/5 | 1h 32min
Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
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Movies with Kaizo Hayashi as Actor(6)

2006 What's a Director?
2004 Black Kiss
as Prisoner2002 Doing Time
as Party Guest1999 Hakuchi: The Innocent
as Policeman1996 Mahjong
as Military Police Officer B1991 Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla

Movies with Kaizo Hayashi as Crew(47)

Production/Producer2020 Just the Two of Us
Directing/Director2019 BOLT
Writing/Screenplay2019 BOLT
Production/Producer2016 Zen and Bones
Directing/Director2013 Miroku
Production/Producer2013 Miroku
Writing/Screenplay2013 Miroku
Production/Producer2013 Snake of Violence
Production/Producer2012 Kamihate Store
Writing/Teleplay2010 Osaka Love & Soul
Production/Co-Producer2009 Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly
Writing/Co-Writer2009 Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly
Directing/Director2009 The Code
Writing/Screenplay2009 The Code
Directing/Director2005 Detective Office 5
Writing/Writer2005 Detective Office 5
Directing/Director2003 Time Limit
Writing/Screenplay2003 Time Limit
Directing/Director2000 Lost Angeles
Production/Producer2000 Lost Angeles
Writing/Writer2000 Lost Angeles
Directing/Director1997 Cat's Eye
Writing/Writer1997 Cat's Eye
Directing/Director1996 The Trap
Production/Producer1996 The Trap
Writing/Screenplay1996 The Trap
Production/Producer1996 Atlanta Boogie
Directing/Director1995 The Stairway to the Distant Past
Production/Producer1995 The Stairway to the Distant Past
Writing/Screenplay1995 The Stairway to the Distant Past
Directing/Director1995 The Breath
Directing/Director1994 The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Production/Producer1994 The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Writing/Screenplay1994 The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Writing/Original Concept1991 Asian Beat: I Love Nippon
Directing/Director1991 Asian Beat: Love from Temasek
Directing/Director1991 Figaro Story
Directing/Director1990 The Legend of Zipang
Writing/Writer1990 The Legend of Zipang
Writing/Writer1989 Tokyo: The Last War
Directing/Director1989 Circus Boys
Writing/Writer1989 Circus Boys
Writing/Writer1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Directing/Director1986 To Sleep So as to Dream
Editing/Editor1986 To Sleep So as to Dream
Production/Producer1986 To Sleep So as to Dream
Writing/Writer1986 To Sleep So as to Dream

TV Shows/Series with Kaizo Hayashi as Crew(2)

Writing/Original Story2002 The Private Detective Mike
Directing/Director1993 Power Rangers

Additional Information

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Citizenship: Japan
Born: Monday, 07/15 1957 (July) in Kyoto (Japan) (current age: 66 years + 287 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Educated at: Ritsumeikan University
Employer: Kyoto University of the Arts and Design
Other names for Kaizo Hayashi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"林 海象"
"林海象"
"はやし かいぞう" (Kana/Japanese)
Kaizo Hayashi frequently works together with these people:
Shiro Sano (14x, Actor)
Mark Wright (12x, Actor)
Campbell Cooley (11x, Actor)
Masatoshi Nagase (11x, Actor)
Takeo Kimura (11x, Crew)
Yûichi Nagata (9x, Crew)
Kelson Henderson (8x, Actor)
Judd Lynn (8x, Crew)
Macoto Tezka (7x, Crew)
Daisuke Tengan (7x, Crew)
John Leigh (7x, Actor)
Adam Gardiner (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:24747, Added: 05/07/2018, Last updated: 04/25/2024