Masaki Kobayashi
Known for Directing · 2 credits
- Born
- 1916-02-14
- Died
- 1996-10-04
- Place of birth
- Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
- Also known as
- Масаки Кобаяси · 小林正树 · 고바야시 마사키 · 코바야시 마사키 · 마사키 고바야시 · 마사키 코바야시
Biography
Masaki Kobayashi (小林 正樹, Kobayashi Masaki; February 14, 1916 – October 4, 1996) was a Japanese filmmaker. He is best remembered for directing the epic war trilogy The Human Condition (1959–1961), the samurai films Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967), and the horror anthology epic Kwaidan (1964). Senses of Cinema described him as "one of the finest depicters of Japanese society in the 1950s and 1960s." Although overshadowed by other Japanese filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa and Yasujirō Ozu in his lifetime, his work has gained wider traction in the 21st century with several of his films being ranked as some of the greatest films ever made.
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About Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi (小林 正樹, Kobayashi Masaki; February 14, 1916 – October 4, 1996) was a Japanese filmmaker. He is best remembered for directing the epic war trilogy The Human Condition (1959–1961), the samurai films Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967), and the horror anthology epic Kwaidan (1964). Senses of Cinema described him as "one of the finest depicters of Japanese society in the 1950s and 1960s." Although overshadowed by other Japanese filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa and Yasujirō Ozu in his lifetime, his work has gained wider trac… With 2 credits spanning from 1993 to 2024, Masaki Kobayashi has appeared in 2 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Masaki Kobayashi on 'The Human Condition' (1993) — as Self
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