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Brian Kobo

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  • Production Manager
  • Additional Crew
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Brian Kobo
Brian Kobo was born in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and production manager, known for Inception (2010), Lost in Translation (2003) and F1: The Movie (2025).
BornMay 17
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    • Known for

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
    Inception
    8.8
    • Production Department(uncredited)
    • 2010
    Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation (2003)
    Lost in Translation
    7.7
    • Additional Crew
    • 2003
    Brad Pitt in F1: The Movie (2025)
    F1: The Movie
    7.6
    • Producer
    • 2025
    Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Trula M. Marcus, and Damien Marzette in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
    The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
    6.1
    • Production Department
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Ohenro
      • line producer
      • Post-production
    • Inner Portrait (2025)
      Inner Portrait
      • line producer: Japan
      • 2025
    • Brad Pitt in F1: The Movie (2025)
      F1: The Movie
      7.6
      • service producer: Japan
      • 2025
    • A Carpool Karaoke Christmas (2024)
      A Carpool Karaoke Christmas
      6.9
      TV Special
      • producer: Japan
      • 2024
    • Brian Kobo, Yu Inose, Yousuke Michael Kiname, and Yumi Sawai in Tsu (2023)
      Tsu
      • line producer
      • 2023
    • Arata Iura in Tokyo Cowboy (2023)
      Tokyo Cowboy
      7.0
      • producer: Japan
      • 2023
    • The Contestant (2023)
      The Contestant
      7.2
      • line producer
      • 2023
    • Hannah Fry in The Future with Hannah Fry (2023)
      The Future with Hannah Fry
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Producer: Japan
      • 2023
    • The Reluctant Traveler (2023)
      The Reluctant Traveler
      7.5
      TV Series
      • local producer
      • 2023
    • Kokoro (2016)
      Kokoro
      5.9
      • executive producer (as Brian Masato Kobo)
      • 2016
    • Greater Things (2015)
      Greater Things
      7.1
      • line producer
      • 2015
    • Bon Lin (2014)
      Bon Lin
      6.0
      • associate producer
      • 2014

    Production Management

    • Brad Pitt in F1: The Movie (2025)
      F1: The Movie
      7.6
      • service producer: Japan
      • 2025
    • Haruka Abe, Mercedes Maxwell, Tao Okamoto, Kihiro, Kentez Asaka, Marcus Johnson, and Haruna Ayane in She's Just a Shadow (2019)
      She's Just a Shadow
      4.3
      • production supervisor
      • 2019
    • Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, One Direction, and Louis Tomlinson in One Direction: This Is Us (2013)
      One Direction: This Is Us
      4.4
      • production manager: Japan
      • 2013
    • About the Pink Sky (2011)
      About the Pink Sky
      6.5
      • production manager: international
      • 2011
    • Chase: National Taxation Inspector (2010)
      Chase: National Taxation Inspector
      7.1
      TV Series
      • production manager: Japan / Hawaii
      • 2010
    • Baka wa 2 kai umi wo wataru
      • production manager
      • 2009
    • Jiro Shirasu: Man of Honor (2009)
      Jiro Shirasu: Man of Honor
      7.6
      TV Series
      • production manager: Japan / UK
      • 2009

    Additional Crew

    • Johnny Depp and Minami in Minamata (2020)
      Minamata
      7.2
      • producer: Japan unit
      • 2020
    • Kazuki Kitamura, Mei Kurokawa, Luna Maya, Oka Antara, Rin Takanashi, and Tensui Sakai in Killers (2014)
      Killers
      6.4
      • set interpreter
      • assistant: Kazuki Kitamura (as Brian Masato Kobo, uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Ataru: The First Love & the Last Kill (2013)
      Ataru: The First Love & the Last Kill
      5.5
      • English supervisor
      • 2013
    • Ataru (2012)
      Ataru
      7.2
      TV Series
      • English supervisor
      • police dispatch voice over (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Rain Fall (2009)
      Rain Fall
      4.6
      • on-set interpreter
      • 2009
    • Brittany Murphy in The Ramen Girl (2008)
      The Ramen Girl
      6.3
      • bilingual production assistant
      • 2008
    • Shutter (2008)
      Shutter
      5.2
      • aerial coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Hayden Christensen in Jumper (2008)
      Jumper
      6.1
      • aerial coordinator: Tokyo
      • 2008
    • Baburu e go!! Taimu mashin wa doramu-shiki (2007)
      Baburu e go!! Taimu mashin wa doramu-shiki
      6.7
      • dialogue coach
      • 2007
    • Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation (2003)
      Lost in Translation
      7.7
      • bilingual coordinator
      • 2003

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Production Company
    • Alternative names
      • Brian Masato Kobo
    • Born
      • May 17
      • Ajax, Ontario, Canada

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