Biography
Masaki Kobayashi 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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Awards & recognition
- Medal with Purple Ribbon · 1984
- Sutherland Trophy · 1967
- Jury Prize · 1965
- Jury Prize · 1963
- Mainichi Film Award — Best Director
Filmography19 titles
Harakiri
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Samurai Rebellion
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Tokyo Olympiad
Kwaidan
The Inheritance
The Thick-Walled Room
Dodes'ka-den
I Will Buy You
Black River
Tokyo Trial
Beautiful Days
Broken Drum
Sincere Heart
Carmen Comes Home
Fountainhead
Apostasy