Masato Harada | |
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| Born | (1949-07-03)July 3, 1949 (age 76) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director,film critic, actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
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| Children | Eugene Harada |
Masato Harada (原田 眞人,Harada Masato; born July 3, 1949) is a Japanesefilm director,film critic, and occasional actor; he is best known to foreign audiences as Omura inThe Last Samurai and as Mr Mita inFearless. In both his acting roles he portrayed thevillain who wants Japan to westernize under theMeiji Restoration in the meantime trying to remove the old ways.
Harada was born in Numazu, Shizuoka and graduated from Higashi High School. In 1972 he went toLondon to learn English. He then attended Tokyo College of Photography andPepperdine University, where he spent number of years training as a filmmaker. He married journalist Mizuho Fukuda in 1976.[1]
Harada made his directorial debut in 1979. He collaborated and showcased his works in Europe and US and worked as an English to Japanesesubtitle translator for number of American films showing in Japan.[2]
As an actor, he appeared inEdward Zwick'sThe Last Samurai in 2003.[3] and Ronny Yu'sFearless in 2006.
In a 2001 interview, Harada stated thatHoward Hawks was his mentor.[2]
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