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Masahiro Kobayashi(1954-2022)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Masahiro Kobayashi at an event for Ai no yokan (2007)
Masahiro Kobayashi was born on 6 January 1954 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for Haru tono tabi (2010), Japan's Tragedy (2012) and Bashing (2005). He was married to Naoko Kobayashi. He died on 20 August 2022 in Tokyo.
BornJanuary 6, 1954
DiedAugust 20, 2022(68)
BornJanuary 6, 1954
DiedAugust 20, 2022(68)
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  • Awards
    • 14 wins & 14 nominations total

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Known for

Haru tono tabi (2010)
Haru tono tabi
7.1
  • Writer
  • 2010
Kazuki Kitamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akemi Ohmori, and Shinobu Terajima in Japan's Tragedy (2012)
Japan's Tragedy
7.2
  • Writer
  • 2012
Bashing (2005)
Bashing
6.8
  • Writer
  • 2005
Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi (2003)
Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi
5.5
  • Writer
  • 2003

Credits

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Writer

  • Kikyo (2019)
    Kikyo
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 2019
  • Lear on the Shore (2017)
    Lear on the Shore
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 2017
  • Tachibana Noboru Seishun Tebikae (2016)
    Tachibana Noboru Seishun Tebikae
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 2016–2017
  • Hatashiai (2015)
    Hatashiai
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 2015
  • Strangers When We Meet
    • screenplay
    • 2013
  • Kazuki Kitamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akemi Ohmori, and Shinobu Terajima in Japan's Tragedy (2012)
    Japan's Tragedy
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • Women on the Edge
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 2011
  • Haru tono tabi (2010)
    Haru tono tabi
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 2010
  • Wakaranai: Where Are You? (2009)
    Wakaranai: Where Are You?
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 2009
  • Byakuya
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2009
  • Masahiro Kobayashi and Makiko Watanabe in Ai no yokan (2007)
    Ai no yokan
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Eejanaika nippon miyagi hen kesennuma densetsu
    • written by
    • 2006
  • Shiawase
    • screenplay
    • 2006
  • Bashing (2005)
    Bashing
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 2005
  • Flic (2005)
    Flic
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2005

Director

  • Lear on the Shore (2017)
    Lear on the Shore
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Strangers
    • Director (segment "Strangers When We Meet")
    • 2013
  • Strangers When We Meet
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Kazuki Kitamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akemi Ohmori, and Shinobu Terajima in Japan's Tragedy (2012)
    Japan's Tragedy
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Women on the Edge
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2011
  • 'Wakaranai' no sekai
    Video
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Haru tono tabi (2010)
    Haru tono tabi
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Wakaranai: Where Are You? (2009)
    Wakaranai: Where Are You?
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Byakuya
    5.2
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Masahiro Kobayashi and Makiko Watanabe in Ai no yokan (2007)
    Ai no yokan
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Eejanaika nippon miyagi hen kesennuma densetsu
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Shiawase
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Bashing (2005)
    Bashing
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Flic (2005)
    Flic
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi (2003)
    Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi
    5.5
    • Director
    • 2003

Producer

  • Lear on the Shore (2017)
    Lear on the Shore
    6.0
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Kazuki Kitamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akemi Ohmori, and Shinobu Terajima in Japan's Tragedy (2012)
    Japan's Tragedy
    7.2
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Women on the Edge
    5.9
    • producer
    • 2011
  • Haru tono tabi (2010)
    Haru tono tabi
    7.1
    • line producer
    • 2010
  • Wakaranai: Where Are You? (2009)
    Wakaranai: Where Are You?
    6.9
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Eejanaika nippon miyagi hen kesennuma densetsu
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Bashing (2005)
    Bashing
    6.8
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Flic (2005)
    Flic
    7.2
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi (2003)
    Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi
    5.5
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Aruku, hito (2001)
    Aruku, hito
    6.7
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Kaizokuban Bootleg Film (1999)
    Kaizokuban Bootleg Film
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1999
  • Closing Time (1996)
    Closing Time
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1996

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Hiroshi Hayashi
  • Born
    • January 6, 1954
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • August 20, 2022
    • Tokyo(colon cancer)
  • Spouses
      ?(divorced, 1 child)

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