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Masato Harada
Born
3 July 1949
Died
8 December 2025
Place
Numazu, Prefettura di Shizuoka, Giappone
Directing

Masato Harada

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.

As director

Bad Lands

Bad Lands

2023 · Director
Hell Dogs

Hell Dogs

2022 · Director
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

2021 · Director
Killing for the Prosecution

Killing for the Prosecution

2018 · Director
Sekigahara

Sekigahara

2017 · Director
The Emperor in August

The Emperor in August

2015 · Director
Kakekomi

Kakekomi

2015 · Director
Chronicle of My Mother

Chronicle of My Mother

2012 · Director
Early Autumn

Early Autumn

2011 · Director
Climber's High

Climber's High

2008 · Director
The Suicide Song

The Suicide Song

2007 · Director
The Shadow Spirit

The Shadow Spirit

2007 · Director
Bluestockings

Bluestockings

2005 · Director
The Choice of Hercules

The Choice of Hercules

2002 · Director
Inugami

Inugami

2001 · Director
Jubaku: Spellbound

Jubaku: Spellbound

1999 · Director
Bounce Ko Gals

Bounce Ko Gals

1997 · Director
Rowing Through

Rowing Through

1996 · Director
Kamikaze Taxi

Kamikaze Taxi

1995 · Director
Trouble-Shooters

Trouble-Shooters

1995 · Director
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

1994 · Director
Tuff Part V - Killing Anthology

Tuff Part V - Killing Anthology

1992 · Director
Tuff Part III - Business Killing

Tuff Part III - Business Killing

1991 · Director
Tuff Part IV - Harvest of Blood

Tuff Part IV - Harvest of Blood

1991 · Director
Tuff Part I - Origin

Tuff Part I - Origin

1990 · Director
Gunhed

Gunhed

1989 · Director
The Heartbreak Yakuza

The Heartbreak Yakuza

1987 · Director
Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!

Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!

1986 · Director
Paris/Dakar 1500

Paris/Dakar 1500

1986 · Director
Out of Focus

Out of Focus

1985 · Director

As actor

Fearless

Fearless

2006 · Mita
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

2003 · Omura