Personal Info
- Known ForDirecting
- GenderMale
- Birthday1916-02-14
- Day of Death1996-10-04 (80 years)
- Place of BirthOtaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
- Also Known AsМасаки Кобаяси小林正树고바야시 마사키코바야시 마사키마사키 고바야시마사키 코바야시
Masaki Kobayashi
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....Read More