Back ماساكي كوباياشي Arabic ماساكى كوباياشى ARZ Масаки Кобаяши Bulgarian Masaki Kobayashi Catalan Masaki Kobayashi German Μασάκι Κομπαγιάσι Greek Masaki Kobaĝaŝi Esperanto Masaki Kobayashi Spanish ماساکی کوبایاشی Persian Masaki Kobayashi Finnish
Masaki Kobayashi | |
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小林 正樹 | |
 Kobayashi in 1953 | |
| Born | February 14, 1916 |
| Died | October 4, 1996 (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Waseda University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1941, 1946–1985 |
| Notable work |
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| Spouse |
Chiyoko Fumiya (m. 1952) |
| Relatives | Kinuyo Tanaka (second cousin) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | Azabu Third Regiment |
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.