Masahiro Kobayashi (director)
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| Masahiro Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 小林 政広 |
| Born | January 6, 1954 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Film director |
Masahiro Kobayashi (小林 政広 Kobayashi Masahiro?, born January 6, 1954) is a Japanese film director.
Career
Kobayashi became the first Japanese filmmaker to win the Grand Prize at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.[1] In its wake, he founded Monkey Town Productions and made three films back to back which won prizes in three consecutive years at Cannes: Kaizokuban Bootleg Film (1999) and Man Walking on Snow (2001) in Un Certain Regard and Koroshi (2000) in the Directors' Fortnight.[2] Bashing was screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Kobayashi's 2011 film Women on the Edge starred Makiko Watanabe, Yuko Nakamura, and Miho Fujima.[4] It was followed by Japan's Tragedy, which starred Tatsuya Nakadai and Kazuki Kitamura.[5]
Filmography
- Closing Time (1996)
- Kaizokuban Bootleg Film (1999)
- Film Noir (2000)
- Man Walking on Snow (2001)
- Amazing Story (2003)
- Flic (2005)
- Bashing (2005)
- The Rebirth (2007)
- The Happiness (2008)
- White Night (2009)
- Haru's Journey (2010)
- Women on the Edge (2011)
- Japan's Tragedy (2012)
References
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