Masahiro Kobayashi (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Masahiro Kobayashi

Looking for reviews of films directed by Masahiro Kobayashi? Cinafilm has a total of 19 reviews across 3 movies directed by Masahiro Kobayashi.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 61%.

Bashing is Masahiro Kobayashi's highest rated movie, with a score of 65% based on 1 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Masahiro Kobayashi is Strangers When We Meet, with a score of 54% based on 14 reviews.

Director Biography

Masahiro Kobayashi (小林 政広 Kobayashi Masahiro, born January 6, 1954) is 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.

Masahiro Kobayashi has directed films starring Kikujiro Honda, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yuko Nakamura and Nene Otsuka.