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Masato Harada

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 3, 1949 (Died at 76)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthNumazu, Prefettura di Shizuoka, Giappone
Career Span1979 – 2025
Known Credits41 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 1.7

Masato Harada

Total Works

41

41 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Last Samurai
7.6
The Last Samurai
2003•movie
as Omura
Fearless
7.5
Fearless
2006•movie
as Mita
Hell Dogs
7.1
Hell Dogs
2022•movie
Role: Director
Sekigahara
7.0
Sekigahara
2017•movie
Role: Director

Photos & Headshots2

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 41 titles featuring Masato Harada

The Last Samurai
7.6
The Last Samurai
2003•movie

as Omura

Fearless
7.5
Fearless
2006•movie

as Mita

Ring 2
5.8
Ring 2
1999•movie

Role: Producer

The Spiral
5.4
The Spiral
1998•movie

Role: Producer

Hell Dogs
7.1
Hell Dogs
2022•movie

Role: Director

Sekigahara
7.0
Sekigahara
2017•movie

Role: Director

Inugami
5.2
Inugami
2001•movie

Role: Director

Gunhed
4.8
Gunhed
1989•movie

Role: Director

Bad Lands
7.0
Bad Lands
2023•movie

Role: Director

Bounce Ko Gals
6.7
Bounce Ko Gals
1997•movie

Role: Director

Killing for the Prosecution
6.3

Role: Director

The Emperor in August
6.7

Role: Screenplay

Chronicle of My Mother
6.6

Role: Screenplay

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
6.7

Role: Director

Kakekomi
5.9
Kakekomi
2015•movie

Role: Director

Climber's High
6.2
Climber's High
2008•movie

Role: Director

Kamikaze Taxi
6.2
Kamikaze Taxi
1995•movie

Role: Director

The Choice of Hercules
7.2

Role: Director

The Heartbreak Yakuza
5.0

Role: Director

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
5.7

Role: Writer

Jubaku: Spellbound
6.2
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999•movie

Role: Director

The Suicide Song
5.2
The Suicide Song
2007•movie

Role: Director

Rowing Through
4.5
Rowing Through
1996•movie

Role: Director

The Shadow Spirit
5.3
The Shadow Spirit
2007•movie

Role: Director

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
6.3

Role: Director

Bluestockings
6.7
Bluestockings
2005•movie

Role: Director

Windy Story
5.3
Windy Story
1984•movie

Role: Writer

Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
7.0

Role: Writer

Tuff Part I - Origin
7.0

Role: Director

Tuff Part V - Killing Anthology
9.0

Role: Director

Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
7.0

Role: Screenplay

Goodbye, Flickmania
8.0

Role: Director

The President's Christmas Tree
8.0

Role: Adaptation

Paris/Dakar 1500
8.0
Paris/Dakar 1500
1986•movie

Role: Director

Beat Kids
8.0
Beat Kids
2005•movie

Role: Writer

Out of Focus
Out of Focus
1985•movie

Role: Director

Trouble-Shooters
Trouble-Shooters
1995•movie

Role: Director

Tuff Part II - Revenge

Role: Screenplay

Tuff Part III - Business Killing

Role: Director

Tuff Part IV - Harvest of Blood

Role: Screenplay

Early Autumn
Early Autumn
2011•movie

Role: Director