Masahiro Kobayashi

Known for: Writing

Born: January 5, 1954 in Tokyo, Japan - Died: August 19, 2022

Masahiro Kobayashi (6 January 1954 - 20 August 2022) was a Japanese film writer and director. Kobayashi became the first Japanese filmmaker to win the Grand Prize at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Masahiro Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Rebirth

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5.8
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The Rebirth

Junichi

2007 Drama
Code Name: Melville

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Code Name: Melville

Self

2010 Documentary
Where Are You?

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6.2
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Where Are You?

Kawai's Father

2009 Drama
Strangers When We Meet

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Strangers When We Meet

2013 Drama
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

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5.9
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Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

Writer

1999 Drama
Roppongi Reijô: Fushidara

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4.0
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Roppongi Reijô: Fushidara

Screenplay

1987 Drama
Bashing

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Bashing

Director

2006 Drama
Women on the Edge

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Women on the Edge

Writer

2011 Drama
Haru's Journey

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Haru's Journey

Director

2010 Drama
Japan's Tragedy

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Japan's Tragedy

Writer

2012 Drama
Film Noir

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Film Noir

Writer

2000 Drama
Za shōgeki

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Za shōgeki

Screenplay

1986 Drama
Closing Time

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Closing Time

Director

1996 Drama
The Return

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The Return

Screenplay

2019 Drama
Strangers

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Strangers

Director

2013 Documentary
Man Walking on Snow

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Man Walking on Snow

Director

2002 Drama
Flic

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Flic

Director

2005 Crime
The Happiness

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The Happiness

Director

2006 Drama
Perfect Education 5: Amazing Story

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Perfect Education 5: Amazing Story

Director

2004 Drama
White Night

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White Night

Director

2009 Drama
Tokyo Booty Nights

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Tokyo Booty Nights

Writer

2004 Comedy
New Apartment Complex Wife: Adultery is a Taste of Honey

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New Apartment Complex Wife: Adultery is a Taste of Honey

Screenplay

1999 Drama
Apartment Wife: Adulterous Love

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Apartment Wife: Adulterous Love

Screenplay

2000 Romance
The Lustful Sister-in-Law 2: Erotic Games

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3.0
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The Lustful Sister-in-Law 2: Erotic Games

Screenplay

1999 Romance