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Masato Harada

Directing
76 years oldNumazu, Prefettura di Shizuoka, Giappone

Biography

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.

Personal Details

Born
July 3, 1949 - December 8, 2025 (age 76)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Numazu, Prefettura di Shizuoka, Giappone
Known For
Directing

Movies (42)

Bad Lands
7.1

Bad Lands

Screenplay (Writing)

2023

Hell Dogs
7.2

Hell Dogs

Director (Directing)

2022

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
6.6

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

Director (Directing)

2021

Killing for the Prosecution
6.3

Killing for the Prosecution

Director (Directing)

2018

Sekigahara
7.0

Sekigahara

Director (Directing)

2017

The Emperor in August
6.4

The Emperor in August

Screenplay (Writing)

2015

Kakekomi
5.9

Kakekomi

Director (Directing)

2015

Chronicle of My Mother
6.6

Chronicle of My Mother

Director (Directing)

2012

Early Autumn

Early Autumn

Director (Directing)

2011

Climber's High
6.1

Climber's High

Director (Directing)

2008

The Shadow Spirit
5.3

The Shadow Spirit

Director (Directing)

2007

The Suicide Song
5.2

The Suicide Song

Writer (Writing)

2007

Fearless
7.5

Fearless

as Mita

2006

Beat Kids

Beat Kids

Writer (Writing)

2005

Bluestockings
6.0

Bluestockings

Writer (Writing)

2005

The Last Samurai
7.6

The Last Samurai

as Omura

2003

The Choice of Hercules
8.0

The Choice of Hercules

Director (Directing)

2002

Inugami
5.0

Inugami

Writer (Writing)

2001

Jubaku: Spellbound
6.0

Jubaku: Spellbound

Director (Directing)

1999

Ring 2
5.8

Ring 2

Producer (Production)

1999

The Spiral
5.3

The Spiral

Producer (Production)

1998

Bounce Ko Gals
6.6

Bounce Ko Gals

Director (Directing)

1997

The President's Christmas Tree

The President's Christmas Tree

Adaptation (Writing)

1996

Rowing Through
3.0

Rowing Through

Director (Directing)

1996

Trouble-Shooters

Trouble-Shooters

Director (Directing)

1995

Kamikaze Taxi
6.2

Kamikaze Taxi

Director (Directing)

1995

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
5.0

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

Director (Directing)

1994

Tuff Part V - Killing Anthology

Tuff Part V - Killing Anthology

Director (Directing)

1992

Tuff Part IV - Harvest of Blood

Tuff Part IV - Harvest of Blood

Director (Directing)

1991

Tuff Part III - Business Killing

Tuff Part III - Business Killing

Director (Directing)

1991

Tuff Part II - Revenge

Tuff Part II - Revenge

Screenplay (Writing)

1991

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
5.4

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero

Writer (Writing)

1990

Tuff Part I - Origin

Tuff Part I - Origin

Director (Directing)

1990

Tuff: Part 1

Tuff: Part 1

Director (Directing)

1990

Gunhed
4.6

Gunhed

Director (Directing)

1989

The Heartbreak Yakuza
4.7

The Heartbreak Yakuza

Director (Directing)

1987

Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
7.0

Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!

Screenplay (Writing)

1986

Paris/Dakar 1500

Paris/Dakar 1500

Writer (Writing)

1986

Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
7.0

Terra Warrior Ψ BOY

Writer (Writing)

1985

Out of Focus

Out of Focus

Director (Directing)

1985

Windy Story
3.0

Windy Story

Director (Directing)

1984

Goodbye, Flickmania

Goodbye, Flickmania

Screenplay (Writing)

1979