Masaki Kobayashi Filmography

"Kwaidan" weaves together four haunting tales, each one a spectral exploration of ancient Japanese lore....

Set against the backdrop of a tranquil 1725 Japan, the film Samurai Rebellion tells the...

Caught in the tumultuous tide of World War II, Kaji, a Japanese man of deep-seated...

In the aftermath of a crushing defeat by the Soviets, Kaji, a Japanese soldier with...

In the wake of their parents' untimely demise, siblings Ryo and Akane have crafted a...

On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally...

Kobayashi's pitiless take on Japan's professional baseball industry is unlike any other sports film ever...

Iemon Tamiya is an impovershed masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot...

While revelations of his lower class past threaten his job, a school teacher fights for...

A young student (Akira Inshihama) falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to an invalid girl...

Masaki Kobayashi directs this romantic drama concerning a family of florists.

A girl who had left her small Japanese village for the excitement and adventure of...

A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.