MITSUYU, KOBI

a made-up name for a Japanese director. —SHSBC Binder 5 Approved Glossary

a reference to Kobayashi Masaki (1916- ) an internationally known Japanese motion-picture director. Masaki established himself as a major director with his monumental nine and one-half hour trilogy, The Human Condition, an ultrarealistic representation and monumental criticism of war. Both The Human Condition (a criticism of war) and his film Seppuku (a statement on the traditional Japanese warrior code of ethics) won recognition at international film festivals.a made-up name for a Japanese director.