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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.
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Monday, February 14, 1916, Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
Friday, October 4, 1996
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Works 32
1951
Carmen Comes HomeAssistant Director
1956
I Will Buy YouDirector
1957
Black RiverDirector
1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveScreenplay and Director
1959
The Human Condition II: Road to EternityProducer, Director, and Screenplay
1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerProducer, Director, and Screenplay
1962
HarakiriDirector
1962
The InheritanceDirector and Producer
1965
KwaidanDirector
1965
Tokyo OlympiadThanks
1967
Samurai RebellionDirector
1968
Hymn to a Tired ManDirector
1970
Dodes'ka-denExecutive Producer
1971
Inn of EvilDirector
1975
The FossilDirector
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