Masaki Kobayashi
DirectingBorn: 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
8.4
FILM
Harakiri1962

7.7
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Kwaidan1965

8.1
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959

8.4
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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961

7.1
FILM
Dodes'ka-den1970

8.2
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Samurai Rebellion1967

8.2
FILM
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1959

6.2
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Inn of Evil1971

7.2
FILM
The Inheritance1962

5.4
FILM
Dora-heita2000

6.3
FILM
Carmen Comes Home1951

7.2
FILM
The Thick-Walled Room1956

7.0
FILM
The Fossil1975

6.9
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Black River1957

6.0
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Fountainhead1956

6.0
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Apostasy1948




