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Masaki Kobayashi (小林 正樹, Kobayashi Masaki, February 14, 1916 – October 4, 1996) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, best known for the epic trilogy The Human Condition (1959–1961), the samurai films Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967), and the horror anthology Kwaidan (1964).
Masaki Kobayashi was a Japanese film director, screenwriter and producer who has directed twenty films in a career spanning 33 years. He is best known for The Human Condition Trilogy , the Academy Award–nominated horror film Kwaidan and the jidaigeki films Harakiri and Samurai Rebellion .
YearTitleOriginal TitleDirector1949The Yotsuya Ghost StoryShin'yaku Yotsuya kaidanNo1949Broken DrumYabure-daikoNo1952Youth of the SonMusuko no seishunYes1953Sincere HeartMagokoroYes- Plot
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The Human Conditionfollows the journey of the well-intentioned, yet naïve Kaji who transitions from being a labor camp supervisor to an Imperial Army soldier and eventual Soviet POW. Constantly trying to rise above a corrupt system, Kaji time and time again finds his own morals an impediment rather than an advantage.
No Greater Love
1. Tatsuya Nakadaias Kaji 2. Michiyo Aratamaas Michiko 3. Chikage Awashimaas Tōfuku Kin 4. Ineko Arimaas Shunran Yō 5. Sō Yamamuraas Okishima 6. Keiji Sadaas Kageyama 7. Kōji Nanbaraas Kao (as Shinji Nanbara) 8. Akira Ishihamaas Chen 9. Kōji Mitsuias Furuya 10. Seiji Miyaguchias Wang Heng Li 11. Eitaro Ozawaas Okazaki 12. Toru Abeas Sergeant Watai 13. Masao Mishimaas Manager Kuroki 14. Kyū Sazankaas Cho Meisan
Road to Eternity
1. Tatsuya Nakadaias Kaji 2. Michiyo Aratamaas Michiko 3. Keiji Sadaas Kageyama 4. Kokinji Katsura as Sasa Nitōhei 5. Jun Tatara as Hino Jun'i 6. Michirō Minami as Yoshida Jōtōhei 7. Kei Satōas Shinjō Ittōhei 8. Kunie Tanakaas Obara Nitōhei
A Soldier's Prayer
1. Tatsuya Nakadaias Kaji 2. Michiyo Aratamaas Michiko 3. Tamao Nakamuraas Hinannmin no Shōjo 4. Yūsuke Kawazuas Terada Nitōhei 5. Chishū Ryūas Hinanmin no Chōrō 6. Taketoshi Naitōas Tange Ittōhei 7. Kyōko Kishidaas Ryūko 8. Ed Keene as Russian officer 9. Ronald Self as Chapayev 10. Hideko Takamineas a refugee
The film was based upon Junpei Gomikawa's six-part autobiographical novel of the same name, which strongly resonated with director Masaki Kobayashi. Like the novel's protagonist, he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and stationed in Japan-occupied Manchuria. Self-described as a pacifist and socialist, he had refused to...
Noted for its length, The Human Conditionruns at nine hours, thirty-nine minutes (579 minutes) and would be the longest film in Kobayashi's career. The film was released as a trilogy in Japan between 1959 and 1961, while shown at various film festivals internationally. All-night marathons of the entire trilogy were occasionally shown in Japan; scre...
While the film earned considerable controversy at the time of its release in Japan, The Human Conditionwas critically acclaimed, won several international awards, and established Masaki Kobayashi as one of the most important Japanese directors of the generation. The British film critic David Shipman described the trilogy in his 1983 book, The Story...
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- 'Harakiri' (1962) Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita. Though the Academy Awards were pretty bad at recognizing non-English language films in decades past, it still feels like they should've made an exception for Harakiri.
- 'The Human Condition I: No Greater Love' (1959) Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima. Playing out like a prisoner of war film but with its main character as captor (in a sense) rather than captive, The Human Condition I: No Greater Love is the first and arguably best film in the trilogy.
- 'The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer' (1961) Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Tamao Nakamura. The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer brings The Human Condition trilogy to a harrowing and devastating close, following Kaji as he attempts to escape Manchuria after the Japanese forces are defeated there.
- 'Kwaidan' (1964) Starring: Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Rentaro Mikuni. As should be clear from the images shown above, Masaki Kobayashi was a director who liked shooting his films in black and white, even as late as the early 1970s.
1. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer. 1961 3h 10m Not Rated. 8.8 (7.3K) Rate. His ideals challenged by life as a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival. Director Masaki Kobayashi Stars Tatsuya Nakadai Michiyo Aratama Tamao Nakamura. 2. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity.
Masaki Kobayashi was born on 14 February 1916 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Harakiri (1962), Samurai Rebellion (1967) and The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961). He died on 4 October 1996 in Tokyo, Japan.
The Human Condition. This mammoth humanist drama by Masaki Kobayashi is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three installments of two parts each, the nine-and-a-half-hour The Human Condition, adapted from Junpei Gomikawa’s six-volume novel, tells of the journey of the well-intentioned ...
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