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Masato Harada (原田 眞人, Harada Masato, born July 3, 1949) is a Japanese film director, film critic, and sometimes an actor; he is best known to foreign audiences as Omura in The Last Samurai and as Mr Mita in Fearless.
Masato Harada is a Japanese filmmaker who has worked on over 30 films as a writer, director or producer. He is known for Chronicle of My Mother, The Last Samurai and Bounce Ko Gals, among others.
- January 1, 1
- Director, Writer, Producer
- Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
- Masato Harada
Masato Harada was born on July 3, 1949 in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Chronicle of My Mother (2011), The Last Samurai (2003) and Bounce Ko Gals (1997).
- July 3, 1949
Aug 19, 2017 · Writer-director Masato Harada is Japan’s first bilingual, bicultural filmmaker, and had directed a range of compelling, award-winning films both at home and in North America. His last film, The Emperor in August (2015), won Japan Academy Prizes for both Best Screenplay and Best Director.
- Karen Severns
Masato Harada is a Japanese director who has worked in sci-fi, social criticism and fantasy genres. He talks about his films Gunhed, Inugami and his experience with Stanley Kubrick.
Masato Harada is a Japanese film director, film critic, and sometimes an actor; he is best known to foreign audiences as Omura in The Last Samurai and as Mr Mita in Fearless.
The battle has never been depicted in its entirety on screen, however, until Masato Harada tackled it for his new epic "Sekigahara," based on Ryotaro Shiba's classic three-volume...