Kaizo Hayashi
Born (1957-07-15) July 15, 1957
Kyoto, Japan
Occupation(s)Screenwriter and film director

Kaizo Hayashi (林 海象, Hayashi Kaizō, born July 15, 1957) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with To Sleep so as to Dream (1986). He is best known for his neo-noir Maiku Hama trilogy, The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994), Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) and The Trap (1996).[1] In addition to film, Hayashi served as creative director on the 2000 Konami video game 7 Blades for the PlayStation 2,[2][3] and was director for two episodes of Power Rangers: Time Force.

Partial filmography

  • To Sleep so as to Dream (夢みるように眠りたい, Yume miru yō ni nemuritai, 1986)
  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (帝都物語, Teito monogatari, 1988)
  • Tokyo: The Last War (帝都大戦, Teito taisen, 1989)
  • Circus Boys (二十世紀少年読本, Nijūsseiki shōnen dokuhon, 1989)
  • Zipang (1990)
  • Figaro Story (フィガロ・ストーリー, Figaro sutōrī, 1991, "Man from the Moon" segment)
  • The Most Terrible Time in My Life (我が人生最悪の時, Waga jinsei saiaku no toki, 1994)
  • Stairway to the Distant Past (遥かな時代の階段を, Haruka na jidai no kaidan o, 1995)
  • The Trap (罠, Wana, 1996)
  • The Breath (海ほおずき, Umihoozuki, 1996)
  • Cat's Eye (1997)
  • Bolt (2020)

References

  1. ↑ Richie, Donald (2005). A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to DVDs and Videos. Kodansha International. p. 235. ISBN 4-7700-2995-0. Archived from the original on 2008-11-21.
  2. ↑ IGN staff (October 31, 2000). "7 Blades". IGN. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ Provo, Frank. "7 Blades Preview". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 25, 2012.


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