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-'''''Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things''''' (often abbreviated to '''''Kwaidan''''') is a book by [[Lafcadio Hearn]] that features several [[Japan]]ese [[kaidan|ghost stories]] and a brief study on [[insects]]. It was later used as the basis for a movie called ''[[Kwaidan (film)|Kwaidan]]'' by [[Masaki Kobayashi]] in [[1965]].+'''Masaki Kobayashi''' ([[February 14]], [[1916]]–[[October 4]], [[1996]]) was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[film director|director]].
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 +Among his films is ''[[Kwaidan (film)|Kwaidan]]'' (1965), a collection of four [[kwaidan|ghost stories]] drawn from [[Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things|the book]] by [[Lafcadio Hearn]], each of which has a surprise ending.
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 +Kobayashi also directed ''[[The Human Condition (film trilogy)|The Human Condition]]'', a trilogy on the effects of [[World War II]] on a Japanese [[pacifism|pacifist]] and [[socialist]]. The total length of the films is over 9 hours. Other notable films include ''[[Harakiri (1962 film)|Harakiri]]'' (1962) and ''[[Samurai Rebellion]]'' (1967). ''Harakiri'' won him an [[Jury Prize (Cannes Festival)|award]] at the 1963 [[Cannes Film Festival]], solidifying his place in the history of cinema.
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 +He was also a candidate for directing the Japanese sequences for ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]'' (1970) but instead [[Kinji Fukasaku]] and [[Toshio Masuda]] were chosen.
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 +Kobayashi, himself a pacifist, was drafted into the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] during World War II, but refused to fight or be promoted to rank higher than [[private (rank)|private]].{{Fact|date=September 2008}}
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 +==Partial filmography==
 +* 1953: ''[[The Thick-Walled Room]]''
 +* 1957: ''[[Black River (1957 film)|Black River]]''
 +* 1959–1961: ''[[The Human Condition (film trilogy)|The Human Condition]]'' trilogy
 +* 1962: ''[[The Inheritance (1962 film)|The Inheritance]]''
 +* 1962: [[Harakiri (1962 film)|''Seppuku'']], a.k.a. ''Harakiri''
 +* 1964: [[Kwaidan (film)|''Kaidan'']] (''Ghost Stories''), a.k.a. [[Kwaidan (film)|''Kwaidan'']]
 +* 1967: [[Samurai Rebellion|''Jôi-uchi: Hairyô-tsuma shimatsu'']] (''An Order to Kill: Over a Wife Bestowed, as It Were''), a.k.a. [[Samurai Rebellion|''Samurai Rebellion'']]
 +* 1968: ''[[Hymn To A Tired Man]]''
 +* 1971: ''[[Inn Of Evil]]''
 +* 1975: ''[[The Fossil]]''
 +* 1983: ''[[Tokyo Trial (1983 film)|Tokyo Trial]]''
-''Kwaidan'', or ''kaidan'' in more modern romanizations, is [[Japanese language|Japanese]] for "ghost story". 
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Masaki Kobayashi (February 14, 1916–October 4, 1996) was a Japanese director.

Among his films is Kwaidan (1965), a collection of four ghost stories drawn from the book by Lafcadio Hearn, each of which has a surprise ending.

Kobayashi also directed The Human Condition, a trilogy on the effects of World War II on a Japanese pacifist and socialist. The total length of the films is over 9 hours. Other notable films include Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967). Harakiri won him an award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, solidifying his place in the history of cinema.

He was also a candidate for directing the Japanese sequences for Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) but instead Kinji Fukasaku and Toshio Masuda were chosen.

Kobayashi, himself a pacifist, was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, but refused to fight or be promoted to rank higher than private.Template:Fact

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