Masaki Kobayashi

Known Movies: 6
Birthday: 1916-02-14
Place of Birth: Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 soci Expand