Kaizo Hayashi

Kaizo Hayashi
Born	July 15, 1957 (1957-07-15) (age 54) Kyoto, Japan
Occupation	Screenwriter and film director

Kaizo Hayashi (林海象, Hayashi Kaizō^?, born 01957-07-15 July 15, 1957) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with To Sleep so as to Dream (1986). Abroad, 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]

Partial filmography

To Sleep so as to Dream (夢みるように眠りたい Yume miru yō ni nemuritai, 1986)
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 4-77002-995-0. http://www.kodansha-intl.com/books/html/en/9784770029959.html.

External links

Kaizo Hayashi at the Internet Movie Database
Kaizo Hayashi at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)

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Name	Hayashi Kaizo
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Date of birth	1957-07-15
Place of birth	Kyoto, Japan
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