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.
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.Bashing was screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
Kobayashi's 2011 film Women on the Edge starred Makiko Watanabe, Yuko Nakamura, and Miho Fujima. It was followed by Japan's Tragedy, which starred Tatsuya Nakadai and Kazuki Kitamura.
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