FILM DIRECTOR
Masato Harada
1949 - Today

Masato Harada
Masato Harada (原田 眞人, Harada Masato; born July 3, 1949) is a Japanese film director, film critic, and occasional actor; he is best known to foreign audiences as Omura in The Last Samurai and as Mr Mita in Fearless. In both his acting roles he portrayed the villain who wants Japan to westernize under the Meiji Restoration in the meantime trying to remove the old ways. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Masato Harada is the 918th most popular film director (down from 911th in 2019), the 1,220th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,157th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Japanese Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Masato Harada ranks 918 out of 2,041. Before him are Benjamin Christensen, Cristian Mungiu, Oldřich Lipský, Barry Ackroyd, Hasse Ekman, and Wayne Wang. After him are Sergey Obraztsov, Mimi Leder, Albert Capellani, Masoud Kimiai, Shinya Tsukamoto, and Hideo Nakata.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBenjamin Christensen
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 912
Cristian Mungiu
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 913
Oldřich Lipský
1924 - 1986
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 914
Barry Ackroyd
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 915
Hasse Ekman
1915 - 2004
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 916
Wayne Wang
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 917
Masato Harada
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 918
Sergey Obraztsov
1901 - 1992
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 919
Mimi Leder
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 920
Albert Capellani
1874 - 1931
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 921
Masoud Kimiai
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 922
Shinya Tsukamoto
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 923
Hideo Nakata
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 924
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Masato Harada ranks 397. Before him are Marek Jędraszewski, Rubén Pagnanini, Natalia Kuchinskaya, Keto Losaberidze, Wayne Wang, and Julian Fellowes. After him are Manfred Burgsmüller, Jahn Teigen, Alexander Gradsky, Gates McFadden, Mohammed bin Hammam, and Emanuel Ax.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsMarek Jędraszewski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 391
Rubén Pagnanini
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 392
Natalia Kuchinskaya
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 393
Keto Losaberidze
ATHLETE
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 394
Wayne Wang
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 395
Julian Fellowes
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 396
Masato Harada
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 397
Manfred Burgsmüller
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 398
Jahn Teigen
SINGER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 399
Alexander Gradsky
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2021
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 400
Gates McFadden
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 401
Mohammed bin Hammam
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 402
Emanuel Ax
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 403
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Masato Harada ranks 1,220 out of 6,245. Before him are Mitski (1990), Satoshi Miyauchi (1959), Nozu Michitsura (1840), Hiroshi Abe (1964), Mutsu Munemitsu (1844), and Hashimoto Gahō (1835). After him are Chieko Homma (1964), Masayuki Mori (1911), Satoshi Oishi (1972), Itō Noe (1895), Junko Ishida (1966), and Miyoshi Umeki (1929).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMitski
MUSICIAN
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 1,214
Satoshi Miyauchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 1,215
Nozu Michitsura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1840 - 1908
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,216
Hiroshi Abe
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 1,217
Mutsu Munemitsu
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1897
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 1,218
Hashimoto Gahō
PAINTER
1835 - 1908
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 1,219
Masato Harada
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,220
Chieko Homma
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,221
Masayuki Mori
ACTOR
1911 - 1973
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,222
Satoshi Oishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,223
Itō Noe
WRITER
1895 - 1923
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,224
Junko Ishida
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,225
Miyoshi Umeki
ACTOR
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,226
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Masato Harada ranks 39. Before him are Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910), Rintaro (1941), Mamoru Hosoda (1967), Shinichirō Watanabe (1965), Shinobu Hashimoto (1918), and Yoshishige Yoshida (1933). After him are Shinya Tsukamoto (1960), Hideo Nakata (1961), Juzo Itami (1933), Tadashi Imai (1912), Yasushi Akimoto (1958), and Sion Sono (1961).
Tomoyuki Tanaka
1910 - 1997
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 33
Rintaro
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 34
Mamoru Hosoda
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 35
Shinichirō Watanabe
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 36
Shinobu Hashimoto
1918 - 2018
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 37
Yoshishige Yoshida
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 38
Masato Harada
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 39
Shinya Tsukamoto
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 40
Hideo Nakata
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 41
Juzo Itami
1933 - 1997
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 42
Tadashi Imai
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 43
Yasushi Akimoto
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 44
Sion Sono
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 45