Directing
Masaki Kobayashi
- Titles
- 32movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1931 to 2000, with a break from 1932 to 1948, busiest in 1956 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 23titles as director
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
Harakiri90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.4average 2.6
- Politics5.9average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.2average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.6average 4.9
- Warfare3.7average 1.2
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Violence6.1average 4.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.4
- Wholesome1.3, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy0.7, average 2.7
- Coming of Age1.1, average 3.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 3
- Character Study 3
- Moral Conflict 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Epic War Drama 2
- Political Intrigue 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Chūji KinoshitaActorThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, The Thick-Walled Room, Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky, +8 more
Tōru TakemitsuComposerHarakiri, Kwaidan, Samurai Rebellion, Inn of Evil, Tokyo Trial, +5 more
Tatsuya NakadaiActorHarakiri, The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, Samurai Rebellion, +4 more
Zenzō MatsuyamaWriterThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, Black River, Beautiful Days, +2 more
Keiichi UraokaEditorThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, Tokyo Trial, The Fossil, +2 more
Akira IshihamaActorHarakiri, The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky, Sincere Heart, Youth of the Son
Kei SatōActorHarakiri, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, Inn of Evil, Tokyo Trial, Hymn to a Tired Man
Michiyo AratamaActorThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love, Kwaidan, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, Hymn to a Tired Man
Toshiko KobayashiActorThe Thick-Walled Room, Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky, Beautiful Days, Broken Drum, Fountainhead
Yoshio MiyajimaCinematographerHarakiri, The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, Kwaidan, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity- HHisashi SagaraEditorHarakiri, Kwaidan, Samurai Rebellion, Inn of Evil, Broken Drum
- KKōzō OkazakiCinematographerInn of Evil, The Fossil, Hymn to a Tired Man, Glowing Autumn, The Empty Table
Movies and TV shows
31Type
2000s
1 title · average score 64
Screenplay
1980s
2 titles · average score 73
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director
1970s
4 titles · average score 71
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Executive Producer
1960s
7 titles · average score 84
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Producer, Director
Screenplay, Producer
1950s
12 titles · average score 69
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Director, Screenplay
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Director, Writer
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Assistant Director
1940s
4 titles · average score 67
Assistant Director, Screenplay
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
1930s
1 title
Screenplay