Film director
Masaki Kobayashi
Japanese film director.
Masaki Kobayashi was a Japanese filmmaker. He is best remembered for directing the epic war trilogy The Human Condition (1959 to 1961), the samurai films Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967), and the horror anthology epic Kwaidan (1964). Senses of Cinema described him as "one of the finest depicters of Japanese society in the 1950s and 1960s." Although overshadowed by other Japanese filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa and Yasujirō Ozu in his lifetime, his work has gained wider traction in the 21st century with several of his films being ranked as some of the greatest films ever made.
- Born
- 1916-02-14, Otaru, JapanA Monday
- Died
- 1996-10-04, Tokyo, JapanA Friday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1916-02-14, Otaru, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
Asia/TokyoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 24°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 28°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 6°58′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 0°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 18°26′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aries | 0°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 10°11′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 16°09′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 0°40′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 1°24′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1996-10-04, Tokyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 11°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 6°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 23°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 29°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 14°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 9°15′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 3°23′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 0°39′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 24°58′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 1°08′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Masaki Kobayashi was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.