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Masanori Hata, born on April 17, 1935 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, was a novelist, film director and screenwriter. Masanori Hata died on April 5, 2023 at the age of 87. Schooling on record includes Hita High School and University of Tokyo. Awards on record include Kikuchi Kan Prize (1977).
My Take
Masanori Hata had a resume that reads like a database error: zoologist, novelist, screenwriter, film director, businessman. Most people would settle for one. Born in Fukuoka in 1935 and educated at the University of Tokyo, he could have stayed comfortably inside science. Instead, writing under the pen name Mutsugoro, he won the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1977, then moved to Hokkaido to live surrounded by animals in a place he called his animal kingdom. That sounds eccentric until you realize he simply refused to separate his work from his life. Western audiences most likely know him without knowing his name: he directed and wrote the 1986 film released abroad as The Adventures of Milo and Otis. He died in April 2023. What stays with me is the permission he gave himself to follow curiosity all the way down.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Masanori Hata
- Name (Japanese)
- 畑正憲
- Reading
- はた まさのり
- Born
- April 17, 1935 – April 5, 2023
- Origin
- Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- novelist / film director / screenwriter / zoologist / businessperson
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
2. Background
- High school
- Hita High School
- University
- University of Tokyo
Awards & achievements
- 1977 Kikuchi Kan Prize
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://mutsugoro-okoku.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mutsugoro656/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanori%20Hata
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%95%91%E6%AD%A3%E6%86%B2
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3297168
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Masanori Hata born?
Born April 17, 1935.
When did Masanori Hata die?
Died April 5, 2023, aged 87.
Where was Masanori Hata from?
Masanori Hata was from Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
What did Masanori Hata do?
Masanori Hata worked as novelist, film director, screenwriter, zoologist, businessperson.
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