Kaizo Hayashi

Kaizo Hayashi (林 海象) 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 Maiku Hama 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 (夢みるように眠りたい Yume miru yō ni nemuritai, 1986)
 * Circus Boys (二十世紀少年読本 Nijūsseiki shōnen dokuhon, 1989)
 * Zipang (1990)
 * Figaro Story (フィガロ・ストーリー Figaro sutōrī, 1991, "Man from the Moon" segment)
 * The Most Terrible Time in My Life (我が人生最悪の時 Waga jinsei saiaku no toki, 1994)
 * Stairway to the Distant Past (遥かな時代の階段を Haruka na jidai no kaidan o, 1995)
 * The Trap (罠 Wana, 1996)
 * The Breath (海ほおずき Umihoozuki, 1996)
 * Cat's Eye (1997)