Nobuhiko Obayashi
Biography
Nobuhiko Obayashi (January 9, 1938 – April 10, 2020) was a Japanese director, screenwriter and editor of films and television advertisements who is well known for his surreal visual style. He began his career as a pioneering figure in Japanese experimental film during the 1960s before transitioning to directing more mainstream works such as television and feature films. Though he remains mostly unknown outside of Japan, he has made a prolific number of films in his 50 years of working with the medium.
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Also Known As
Movies (50)
Notes from the Labyrinth
as Self
2021
Labyrinth of Cinema
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
2020
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
as Self
2019
Extro
as Self
2019
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
as Self
2019
Hanagatami
Director (Directing)
2017
Seven Weeks
Director (Directing)
2014
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Director (Directing)
2014
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director (Directing)
2012
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
as Narration
2011
Constructing a House
as Self
2010
Scenery to Remember
Director (Directing)
2008
Song of Goodbye
Director (Directing)
2007
Switching – Goodbye Me
Director (Directing)
2007
What's a Director?
2006
The Motive
Director (Directing)
2004
The Last Snow
Writer (Writing)
2002
Farewell
Director (Directing)
2001
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001
The Stupid Teacher
as The Director John
2000
Shinobugawa
Director (Directing)
2000
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Director (Directing)
1999
One Summer's Day
Director (Directing)
1999
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Director (Directing)
1998
Sada
Director (Directing)
1998
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Director (Directing)
1998
Time Leap
Executive Producer (Production)
1997
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Editor (Editing)
1996
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Director (Directing)
1995
I Can't Pay Back
1994
Turning Point
Director (Directing)
1994
Samurai Kids
Director (Directing)
1993
Haruka, Nostalgia
Director (Directing)
1993
Russian Lullabies
as Self
1993
The Rocking Horsemen
Director (Directing)
1992
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Director (Directing)
1991
Why She Won't Marry
Director (Directing)
1990
Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
1990
Making of 'Dreams'
as Self
1990
Beijing Watermelon
Director (Directing)
1989
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Director (Directing)
1988
The Discarnates
Director (Directing)
1988
The Strange Pair
Editor (Editing)
1988
The Drifting Classroom
Director (Directing)
1987
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Director (Directing)
1986
April Fish
Director (Directing)
1986
His Motorbike, Her Island
Director (Directing)
1986
Four Sisters
Director (Directing)
1985
Miss Lonely
Director (Directing)
1985