Masaki Kobayashi Net Worth

Masaki Kobayashi Net Worth is
$13 Million

Masaki Kobayashi Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Masaki Kobayashi was born on February 14, 1916 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Harakiri (1962), The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) and Kwaidan (1964). He died on October 4, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan.

Full NameCeles Kobayashi
Date Of BirthFebruary 14, 1916
Died1996-10-04
Place Of BirthHokkaido, Japan
ProfessionDirector, Writer, Assistant Director
NationalityJapanese
Star SignAquarius
#Trademark
1His protagonists are typically idealistic, independent men who face off against the corrupt and powerful and are invariably crushed
2Films based around the Japanese experience in World War II, with a strong anti-war bent
3Strong socio-political allegories in his films
4Bitter, pessimistic endings
5Often worked with actor Tatsuya Nakadai.
#Fact
1Attended art classes at Waseda University. His work with the Shochiku film company was interrupted by becoming a POW during the Sino-Japanese war. His most famous film, the epic "The Human Condition", set in a Manchurian forced labour camp, was partly based on his experience of wartime incarceration. With films like "Hara-Kiri" and "Kwaidan", he came to be feted in the 1960's as a master of both the samurai movie and the supernatural genre.
2Keisuke Kinoshita is his Mentor.
3Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1969
4Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 527-533. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Shokutaku no nai ie1985
Tokyo Trial1983Documentary
Moeru aki1979
Kaseki1975
Inochi bô ni furô1971
Hymn to a Tired Man1968
Samurai Rebellion1967
Kwaidan1964
Harakiri1962
The Inheritance1962
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1959/II
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959/I
Black River1957
I Will Buy You1956
The Thick-Walled Room1956
Fountainhead1956
Beautiful Days1955
Somewhere Under the Broad Sky1954
Mittsu no ai1954
Sincerity1953
Youth of the Son1952Short

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dora-heita2000screenplay
Shokutaku no nai ie1985
Tokyo Trial1983Documentary writer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961screenplay
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1959/IIscreenplay
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959/Iscreenplay
Mittsu no ai1954
Yabure-daiko1949screenplay
The Yotsuda Phantom1949screenplay - uncredited

Assistant Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Umi no hanabi1951assistant director
Karumen kokyô ni kaeru1951assistant director
Yabure-daiko1949assistant director
The Yotsuda Phantom1949assistant director - uncredited
Hakai1948assistant director
Shozo1948chief assistant director

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dodes'ka-den1970planner
The Inheritance1962producer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961producer
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1959/IIproducer

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk2014special thanks
Black Sunshine: Conversations with T.F. Mou2011Documentary special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Music for the Movies: Tôru Takemitsu1994TV Movie documentaryHimself
Toki no hito1963TV SeriesHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1997Special AwardAwards of the Japanese AcademyFor his work.
1997Special AwardMainichi Film ConcoursFor his work.
1985FIPRESCI PrizeBerlin International Film FestivalCompetitionTôkyô saiban (1983)
1984Blue Ribbon AwardBlue Ribbon AwardsBest FilmTôkyô saiban (1983)
1976Blue Ribbon AwardBlue Ribbon AwardsBest FilmKaseki (1975)
1976Mainichi Film ConcoursMainichi Film ConcoursBest FilmKaseki (1975)
1971Special Jury PrizeTaormina International Film FestivalInochi bô ni furô (1971)
1968Kinema Junpo AwardKinema Junpo AwardsBest FilmJôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967)
1968Kinema Junpo AwardKinema Junpo AwardsBest DirectorJôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967)
1968Mainichi Film ConcoursMainichi Film ConcoursBest FilmJôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967)
1968Sant JordiSant Jordi AwardsBest Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)Kaidan (1964)
1967Sutherland TrophyBritish Film Institute AwardsJôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967)
1967FIPRESCI PrizeVenice Film FestivalJôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967)
1965Jury Special PrizeCannes Film FestivalKaidan (1964)
1963Jury Special PrizeCannes Film FestivalSeppuku (1962)
1963Mainichi Film ConcoursMainichi Film ConcoursBest FilmSeppuku (1962)
1962Mainichi Film ConcoursMainichi Film ConcoursBest FilmNingen no jôken (1961)
1962Mainichi Film ConcoursMainichi Film ConcoursBest DirectorNingen no jôken (1961)
1960Pasinetti AwardVenice Film FestivalCompetitionNingen no jôken (1959)
1960San Giorgio PrizeVenice Film FestivalNingen no jôken (1959)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1985Golden LionVenice Film FestivalShokutaku no nai ie (1985)
1971Golden CharybdisTaormina International Film FestivalInochi bô ni furô (1971)
1969Palme d'OrCannes Film FestivalNihon no seishun (1968)
1968Best FilmMar del Plata Film FestivalInternational CompetitionJôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967)
1965Palme d'OrCannes Film FestivalKaidan (1964)
1964Silver RibbonItalian National Syndicate of Film JournalistsBest Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)Seppuku (1962)
1963Palme d'OrCannes Film FestivalSeppuku (1962)
1960Golden LionVenice Film FestivalNingen no jôken (1959)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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