Masaki Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
 Kobayashi on Geijutsu Shincho (September 1953) | |
| Born | February 14, 1916 Otaru, Japan |
| Died | October 4, 1996 (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, writer |
Masaki Kobayashi (小林 正樹, Kobayashi Masaki, February 14, 1916 – October 4, 1996) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, best known for the epic trilogy The Human Condition (1959–1961), the samurai films Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967), and the horror anthology Kwaidan (1964).[1] Senses of Cinema described him as "one of the finest depicters of Japanese society in the 1950s and 1960s."[2]
- ^ Kirkup, James (October 15, 1996). "Masaki Kobayashi: Obituary". The Independent. London.
- ^ Andrea Grunert (August 27, 2007). "Kobayashi, Masaki – Senses of Cinema". Retrieved April 17, 2022.