Masato Harada, Japanese director of award-winning "Chronicle of My Mother," dies

Masato Harada, a Japanese director known for films such as "Chronicle of My Mother" and "Climber's High" that explored contemporary social issues, has died, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday. He was 76.Over a career spanning more than four decades, Harada has produced a string of thought-provoking works, among them the 2012 family drama "Chronicle of My Mother," which won a special grand prize of the jury at the Montreal World Film Festival, among other accolades.It tells the story of an aging mother struggling with the feeling of abandonment, and features veteran actors Koji Y…READ FULL ARTICLE