
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
14/02/1916
Day of Death
04/10/1996
(80) years old
Place of Birth
Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
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 W... Read More