Masahiro Kobayashi (director)

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

1. "YUBARI INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL'97". Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
2. "Festival de Cannes: Kobayashi Masahiro". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
3. "Festival de Cannes: Bashing". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
4. Lee, Maggie (December 27, 2011). "Women on the Edge: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
5. Chang, Dustin (July 19, 2013). "Japan Cuts 2013 Review: JAPAN'S TRAGEDY, A Beautiful, Austere Tribute to Its People". Twitch Film.

External links

• Masahiro Kobayashi at the Internet Movie Database