Home People Masaki Kobayashi Masaki Kobayashi Masaki Kobayashi (小林 正樹, Kobayashi Masaki, February 14, 1916 – October 4, 1996) was a Japanese film director. Personal facts Birth dateFebruary 14, 1916 Birth placeOtaru Hokkaido Date of deathOctober 04, 1996 facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Masaki Kobayashi on Wikipedia Masaki Kobayashi