Known For
Directing
Born
Jan 09, 1938
Died
Apr 10, 2020
Place of Birth
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Credits
99 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Notes from the Labyrinth
Self
Labyrinth of Cinema
The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
Self
Extro
Self
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
Self
Hanagatami
Director
Seven Weeks
Director
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Director
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
Narration
Constructing a House
Self
Scenery to Remember
Director
Song of Goodbye
Director
Switching – Goodbye Me
Director
What's a Director?
The Motive
Director
The Last Snow
Writer
Farewell
Director
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
The Stupid Teacher
The Director John
Shinobugawa
Director
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Director
One Summer's Day
Director
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Original Music Composer
Sada
Director
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Director
Time Leap
Executive Producer
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Editor
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Director
I Can't Pay Back
Turning Point
Director
Samurai Kids
Director
Haruka, Nostalgia
Director
Russian Lullabies
Self
The Rocking Horsemen
Director
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Director
Why She Won't Marry
Director
Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
Making of 'Dreams'
Self
Beijing Watermelon
Director
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Director
The Discarnates
Director
The Strange Pair
Editor
The Drifting Classroom
Director
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Director
April Fish
Director
His Motorbike, Her Island
Director
Four Sisters
Director
Lonely Heart
Director