Masato Harada
Directing

Masato Harada

Born 1949-07-03 · Numazu, Prefettura di Shizuoka, Giappone

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.

ScreenplayProducerDirectorWriterEditorAdaptationCast

Known for

The Last Samurai★ 7.6Viewing moment
The Last Samurai
2003
Fearless★ 7.5Viewing moment
Fearless
2006
The Spiral★ 5.3Viewing moment
The Spiral
1998
Ring 2★ 5.7Viewing moment
Ring 2
1999
Killing for the Prosecution★ 6.2Viewing moment
Killing for the Prosecution
2018
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai★ 6.4Viewing moment
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
2021
Inugami★ 5.1Viewing moment
Inugami
2001
Sekigahara★ 7Viewing moment
Sekigahara
2017
HELL DOGS★ 6.5Viewing moment
HELL DOGS
2022
Gunhed★ 3.7Viewing moment
Gunhed
1989
Kakekomi★ 5.8Viewing moment
Kakekomi
2015
The Shadow Spirit★ 5.3Viewing moment
The Shadow Spirit
2007
The Man Who Left His Will on Film★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
1970
Kamikaze Taxi★ 7Viewing moment
Kamikaze Taxi
1995
Climber's High★ 6.1Viewing moment
Climber's High
2008
Bounce Ko Gals★ 6.3Viewing moment
Bounce Ko Gals
1997
Chronicle of My Mother★ 6.3Viewing moment
Chronicle of My Mother
2012
Bad LandsViewing moment
Bad Lands
2023
The Choice of Hercules★ 8Viewing moment
The Choice of Hercules
2002
Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!Viewing moment
Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
1986
Paris/Dakar 1500Viewing moment
Paris/Dakar 1500
1986
Windy StoryViewing moment
Windy Story
1984
タフ PART Ⅲ-ビジネス殺戮篇-Viewing moment
タフ PART Ⅲ-ビジネス殺戮篇-
1991
Tuff Part IVViewing moment
Tuff Part IV
1991
Terra Warrior Ψ BOYViewing moment
Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
1985
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero★ 5Viewing moment
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990
Tuff Part IIViewing moment
Tuff Part II
1991
The Heartbreak Yakuza★ 7Viewing moment
The Heartbreak Yakuza
1987
Tuff Part IViewing moment
Tuff Part I
1990
The President's Christmas TreeViewing moment
The President's Christmas Tree
1996
The Painted DesertViewing moment
The Painted Desert
1994
Out of FocusViewing moment
Out of Focus
1985
Tuff Part VViewing moment
Tuff Part V
1992
The Emperor in August★ 6.8Viewing moment
The Emperor in August
2015
Jubaku: Spellbound★ 5Viewing moment
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
Bluestockings★ 6Viewing moment
Bluestockings
2005
The Suicide Song★ 4Viewing moment
The Suicide Song
2007

Frequent collaborators

Kenichi YajimaKenichi YajimaKazuya KimuraKazuya KimuraKoji YakushoKoji YakushoRyudo UzakiRyudo UzakiMasahiro KawasakiMasahiro KawasakiJunichi OkadaJunichi OkadaToshie NegishiToshie NegishiKazuhiro YamajiKazuhiro Yamaji