Kaizo Hayashi
| Kaizo Hayashi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 15, 1957 Kyoto, Japan |
| Occupation | Screenwriter and film director |
Kaizo Hayashi (林 海象 Hayashi Kaizō, born July 15, 1957) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with To Sleep so as to Dream (1986). He is best known for his neo-noir Maiku Hama trilogy, The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994), Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) and The Trap (1996).[1] In addition to film, Hayashi served as creative director on the 2000 Konami video game 7 Blades for the PlayStation 2.,[2][3] and was director for two episodes of Power Rangers: Time Force.
Partial filmography
- To Sleep so as to Dream (夢みるように眠りたい Yume miru yō ni nemuritai, 1986)
- Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (帝都物語 Teito monogatari, 1988)
- Tokyo: The Last War (帝都大戦 Teito taisen, 1989)
- Circus Boys (二十世紀少年読本 Nijūsseiki shōnen dokuhon, 1989)
- Zipang (1990)
- Figaro Story (フィガロ・ストーリー Figaro sutōrī, 1991, "Man from the Moon" segment)
- The Most Terrible Time in My Life (我が人生最悪の時 Waga jinsei saiaku no toki, 1994)
- Stairway to the Distant Past (遥かな時代の階段を Haruka na jidai no kaidan o, 1995)
- The Trap (罠 Wana, 1996)
- The Breath (海ほおずき Umihoozuki, 1996)
- Cat's Eye (1997)
References
- ↑ Richie, Donald (2005). A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to DVDs and Videos. Kodansha International. p. 235. ISBN 4-7700-2995-0.
- ↑ IGN staff (October 31, 2000). "7 Blades". IGN. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ↑ Provo, Frank. "7 Blades Preview". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
External links
- Kaizo Hayashi at the Internet Movie Database
- Kaizo Hayashi at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
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