Masaki Kobayashi
1916–1996 · 7 titles in the catalogue
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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Their work
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Harakiri1962Director
Kwaidan1965Director
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959Director · Screenplay
Samurai Rebellion1967Director
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1959Director · Producer · Screenplay
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961Director · Producer · Screenplay
Dodes'ka-den1970Executive Producer
