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Masaki Kobayashi

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Born: February 14, 1916 in Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan

Biography

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. Oth...

All Credits36 Titles

Film

33 Titles
Harakiri
8.4
FILM
Harakiri1962
Kwaidan
7.7
FILM
Kwaidan1965
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1
FILM
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
8.4
FILM
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961
Dodes'ka-den
7.1
FILM
Dodes'ka-den1970
Samurai Rebellion
8.2
FILM
Samurai Rebellion1967
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
8.2
FILM
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1959
Inn of Evil
6.2
FILM
Inn of Evil1971
The Inheritance
7.2
FILM
The Inheritance1962
Dora-heita
5.4
FILM
Dora-heita2000
Carmen Comes Home
6.3
FILM
Carmen Comes Home1951
The Thick-Walled Room
7.2
FILM
The Thick-Walled Room1956
The Fossil
7.0
FILM
The Fossil1975
Black River
6.9
FILM
Black River1957
Fountainhead
6.0
FILM
Fountainhead1956
Apostasy
6.0
FILM
Apostasy1948

Series

3 Titles
Final Approach
5.5
SERIES
Final Approach2004–
Fossil
SERIES
Fossil1972–
The Human Condition
SERIES
The Human Condition1959–
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