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Masato Hara(1931-2021)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Executive
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Masato Hara was born on 18 November 1931 in Saitama, Japan. He was a producer and executive, known for Ran (1985), Ringu (1998) and Isola: Multiple Personality Girl (2000). He died on 17 March 2021 in Japan.
BornNovember 18, 1931
DiedMarch 17, 2021(89)
BornNovember 18, 1931
DiedMarch 17, 2021(89)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Ran (1985)
Ran
8.2
  • Producer
  • 1985
Ringu (1998)
Ringu
7.2
  • Producer
  • 1998
Isola: Multiple Personality Girl (2000)
Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
5.5
  • Producer
  • 2000
Rikiya Ôtaka in Ring 2 (1999)
Ring 2
5.8
  • Producer
  • 1999

Credits

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Producer

  • A Chair on the Plains (2013)
    A Chair on the Plains
    6.7
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • Abacus and Sword (2010)
    Abacus and Sword
    6.2
    • executive producer
    • 2010
  • Best Wishes for Tomorrow (2007)
    Best Wishes for Tomorrow
    6.6
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Spy Sorge (2003)
    Spy Sorge
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Letter from the Mountain (2002)
    Letter from the Mountain
    7.2
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken (2002)
    Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken
    6.1
    • producer
    • 2002
  • Inugami (2001)
    Inugami
    6.0
    • producer
    • 2001
  • St. John's Wort (2001)
    St. John's Wort
    4.7
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • Persona (2000)
    Persona
    5.3
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • The Teacher (2000)
    The Teacher
    4.7
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Isola: Multiple Personality Girl (2000)
    Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
    5.5
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Ring 0: Birthday (2000)
    Ring 0: Birthday
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)
    Jubaku: Spellbound
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1999
  • After the Rain (1999)
    After the Rain
    7.6
    • producer
    • 1999
  • Rikiya Ôtaka in Ring 2 (1999)
    Ring 2
    5.8
    • executive producer
    • 1999

Additional Crew

  • Takeshi Kusaka, Shigeru Kôyama, Masako Natsume, Keiko Oginome, Eiji Okada, Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, and Sō Yamamura in Antarctica (1983)
    Antarctica
    7.6
    • advisor
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 18, 1931
    • Saitama, Japan
  • Died
    • March 17, 2021
    • Japan(heart failure)

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