Masahiro Makino

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Masahiro Makino (マキノ 雅弘, Makino Masahiro, February 29, 1908 - October 29, 1993) was a Japanese film director. He directed more than 260 films, primarily in the chanbara and yakuza genres. His real name was Masatada (正唯), but he took the stage name Masahiro, the kanji for which he changed multiple times (including 雅広, 正博, and 雅裕). Masahiro Makino was born in Kyoto, the eldest son of the film director and producer Shōzō Makino, who is often called the father of Japanese cinema. As a youth he acted in over 100 films before debuting as a film director in 1926 at age 18. His critically acclaimed …

  • Directing
  • Born 29 February 1908
  • Died 29 October 1993 (age 85)
  • Kyoto, Japan
  • 138 credits

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Most-watched Masahiro Makino films currently: Ronin-gai (1990), A Man's Flower Road of Triumph (1941), New Prison Walls of Abashiri (1968), The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (1972), The Last Embrace (1953).

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Selected TV credits: The Shin Hasegawa Series (1972).

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