Kaizo Hayashi
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is a Japanese film director
and screenwriter
. He made his directorial debut with To Sleep so as to Dream (1986). Abroad, he is best known for his neo-noir
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trilogy, The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994), Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) and The Trap (1996).
Film director
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and screenwriter
Screenwriter
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. He made his directorial debut with To Sleep so as to Dream (1986). Abroad, he is best known for his neo-noir
Film noir
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trilogy, The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994), Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) and The Trap (1996).
Partial filmography
- To Sleep so as to Dream ( Yume miru yō ni nemuritai, 1986)
- Circus Boys ( Nijūsseiki shōnen dokuhon, 1989)
- Zipang (1990)
- Figaro Story ( Figaro sutōrī, 1991, "Man from the Moon" segment)
- The Most Terrible Time in My Life ( Waga jinsei saiaku no toki, 1994)
- Stairway to the Distant Past ( Haruka na jidai no kaidan o, 1995)
- The Trap ( Wana, 1996)
- The Breath ( Umihoozuki, 1996)
- Cat's EyeCat's Eye (1997 film)Cat's Eye is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Kaizo Hayashi and starring Yuki Uchida and Norika Fujiwara. It is a live-action movie adaptation of the famous manga and anime TV series Cat's Eye, not to be confused with a previous 1988 live-action TV movie adaptation.-Cast:* Yuki Uchida as Ai...
(1997)