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Masato Harada (原田 眞人, Harada Masato, born July 3, 1949) is a Japanese film director, film critic, and sometimes an actor; he is best known to foreign audiences as Omura in The Last Samurai and as Mr Mita in Fearless.
Masato Harada was born on 3 July 1949 in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Chronicle of My Mother (2011), The Last Samurai (2003) and Bounce Ko Gals (1997).
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- Writer, Director, Producer
- Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
- Masato Harada
Masato Harada was born on July 3, 1949 in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Chronicle of My Mother (2011), The Last Samurai (2003) and Bounce Ko Gals (1997).
- July 3, 1949
Aug 19, 2017 · Writer-director Masato Harada is Japan’s first bilingual, bicultural filmmaker, and had directed a range of compelling, award-winning films both at home and in North America. His last film, The Emperor in August (2015), won Japan Academy Prizes for both Best Screenplay and Best Director.
- Karen Severns
Masato Harada is a Japanese film director, film critic, and sometimes an actor; he is best known to foreign audiences as Omura in The Last Samurai and as Mr Mita in Fearless.
Sekigahara (関ヶ原) is a 2017 jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Masato Harada starring Junichi Okada as Ishida Mitsunari. The film recounts the Battle of Sekigahara, a six-hour battle in 1600 that brought an end to the Warring States era in Japanese history, as well as the political struggles that led up to it.
Aug 15, 2001 · Robin Gatto in an in-depth talk with Masato Harada, one of Japan's most versatile and unique filmmakers.: 'What we need in Japan right now, in every sense, is taboo breakers.'
