Directing
Nobuhiko Obayashi
EN, JA cinema · 99 credits
Born
9 January 1938
Died
10 April 2020 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Also known as Nobuhiko Ôbayashi · Nobuhiko Ohbayashi · 學草太郎 · Sotaro Manabu
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
Labyrinth of Cinema
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Extro
as Self
Hanagatami
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Seven Weeks
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Director, Editor
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Scenery to Remember
Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
Switching – Goodbye Me
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer
Song of Goodbye
Director, Writer, Music
The Motive
Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
The Last Snow
Writer, Editor, Director
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
Actor, Director
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
Actor, Director
Farewell
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
The Stupid Teacher
as The Director John, Director, Writer, Editor
Shinobugawa
Director
One Summer's Day
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Director, Screenplay, Music, Editor
Sada
Director, Writer, Editor, Original Music Composer
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Director, Screenplay
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Original Music Composer, Director, Writer, Editor
Time Leap
Executive Producer
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Editor, Director
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
Turning Point
Director, Screenplay
Russian Lullabies
as Self, Director
Haruka, Nostalgia
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Samurai Kids
Director, Editor
The Rocking Horsemen
Director, Editor
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Director, Editor, Theme Song Performance
Making of 'Dreams'
as Self, Editor, Director
Why She Won't Marry
Director
Beijing Watermelon
Director
The Discarnates
Director
The Strange Pair
Editor, Screenplay, Director
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Director, Editor
The Drifting Classroom
Director, Adaptation, Editor
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
His Motorbike, Her Island
Director, Editor
April Fish
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Lonely Heart
Director, Screenplay
Four Sisters
Director
Kenya Boy
Director
The Deserted City
Director, Original Music Composer
The Island Closest to Heaven
Director, Editor
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director, Editor, Dialogue
Aiko 16-sai
Executive Producer
Legend of the Cat Monster
Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
The Unspoiled Diamond
as Meeting Host
I Are You, You Am Me
Director
Cute Devil
Director
MOMENT
Actor
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Film Director, Director
Golden Partners
as Self
Temptation of Angel
Producer
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
as Saloon piano player
Take Me Away!
Director
House
as Husband, Director, Special Effects, Producer, Visual Effects Director
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
as Tennis Referee, Director
Death at an Old Mansion
Original Music Composer
Evil Spirits of Japan
Original Music Composer
Confession
Actor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
as Himself, Director
Emotion
Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
Complexe
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
An Eater
Director, Director of Photography
Onomichi
Director
Remembrance
Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
Nakasendo
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Editor
Thursday
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
Dandanko
Director, Editor
The Girl in the Picture
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer