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Масаки Кобаяси, 小林正树, 고바야시 마사키, 코바야시 마사키, 마사키 고바야시, 마사키 코바야시
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Masaki Kobayashi (February 14, 1916–October 4, 1996) was a Japanese director. Among his films is Kwaidan (1965), a collection of four ghost stories drawn from the book by Lafcadio Hearn, each of which has a surprise ending. Kobayashi also directed The Human Condition, a trilogy on the effects of World War II on a Japanese pacifist and socialist. The total length of the films is over 9 hours. Other notable films include Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967). Harakiri won him an award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, solidifying his place in the history of cinema. In 1969, he was a member of the jury at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival. He was also a candidate for directing the Japanese sequences for Tora! Tora! Tora!, once Akira Kurosawa left the film. But instead Kinji Fukasaku and Toshio Masuda were chosen. Kobayashi, himself a pacifist, was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, but refused to fight and refused promotion to a rank higher than private. Description above from the Wikipedia article Masaki Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1916-02-14
- event Death Date 1996-10-04
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 9.5
- info Birth Place Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
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Kwaidan
1965-01-06
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959-01-15
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959-01-15
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Samurai Rebellion
1967-05-27
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959-11-20
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959-11-20
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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961-01-28
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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961-01-28
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959-11-20
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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961-01-28
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Harakiri
1962-09-15
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The Revenge Champion
1931-12-18
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Inn of Evil
1971-09-11
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Black River
1957-10-23
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Glowing Autumn
1978-12-23
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I Will Buy You
1956-11-21
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Fountainhead
1956-02-26
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Tokyo Trial
1983-06-04
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Tokyo Trial
1983-06-04
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Youth of the Son
1952-06-25
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Sincere Heart
1953-01-29
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The Thick-Walled Room
1956-10-31
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The Inheritance
1962-02-16
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Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954-11-23
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Hymn to a Tired Man
1968-06-08
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Tokyo Olympiad
1965-03-20
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Beautiful Days
1955-05-25
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The Empty Table
1985-11-01
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Broken Drum
1949-12-01
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The Fossil
1974-01-01
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Dora-heita
2000-05-13
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The Inheritance
1962-02-16
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Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949-07-05
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Carmen Comes Home
1951-03-21
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Apostasy
1948-11-30
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The Portrait
1948-08-03
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Broken Drum
1949-12-01
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Three Loves
1954-12-29
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Three Loves
1954-12-29
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The Empty Table
1985-11-01
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Dodes'ka-den
1970-10-31
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Final Approach
2004-10-03