Nobuhiko Obayashi
Directing
Born: January 9, 1938 · Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Died: April 10, 2020 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
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
Photos (3)
Movies (21)
House
Husband
The Unspoiled Diamond
Meeting Host
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Film Director
Labyrinth of Cinema
The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Tennis Referee
The Stupid Teacher
The Director John
MOMENT
1981
I Can't Pay Back
1994
Completely... With That Air!
1981
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Saloon piano player
The Girl in the Picture
1958
What's a Director?
2006
Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情
1980
Zokubutsu zukan
1982
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001
Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
1990
Confession
1968
New Caledonia 28 Days
1985
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
Narration
Inside the Storm of Love
1978
Self / Appearances (9)
Extro
Self
Making of 'Dreams'
Self
Constructing a House
Self
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
Self
Golden Partners
Self
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
Himself
Notes from the Labyrinth
Self
Russian Lullabies
Self
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
Self
Directing (65)
House
Director
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Director
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director
Beijing Watermelon
Director
Lonely Heart
Director
Turning Point
Director
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Director
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Director
Samurai Kids
Director
Four Sisters
Director
The Drifting Classroom
Director
The Rocking Horsemen
Director
His Motorbike, Her Island
Director
The Motive
Director
Labyrinth of Cinema
Director
Seven Weeks
Director
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Director
Sada
Director
Legend of the Cat Monster
Director
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Director
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director
I Are You, You Am Me
Director
Kenya Boy
Director
The Island Closest to Heaven
Director
Hanagatami
Director
The Discarnates
Director
One Summer's Day
Director
Haruka, Nostalgia
Director
Making of 'Dreams'
Director
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Director
Switching – Goodbye Me
Director
The Stupid Teacher
Director
School in the Crosshairs
Director
The Deserted City
Director
Emotion
Director
Scenery to Remember
Director
Song of Goodbye
Director
Cute Devil
Director
The Last Snow
Director
April Fish
Director
Take Me Away!
Director
Why She Won't Marry
Director
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
Director
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Director
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Director
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Director
Onomichi
Director
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Director
The Girl in the Picture
Director
Complexe
Director
The Strange Pair
Director
Farewell
Director
Lover, Come Back to Me
Director
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
Director
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Director
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
Director
An Eater
Director
Nakasendo
Director
Cheers in the Palm!
Director
Confession
Director
Russian Lullabies
Director
Dandanko
Director
Remembrance
Director
Thursday
Director
Shinobugawa
Director
Writing (29)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Dialogue
Lonely Heart
Screenplay
Turning Point
Screenplay
The Drifting Classroom
Adaptation
The Motive
Screenplay
Labyrinth of Cinema
Screenplay
Seven Weeks
Screenplay
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Screenplay
Sada
Writer
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Screenplay
Hanagatami
Screenplay
One Summer's Day
Writer
Haruka, Nostalgia
Screenplay
Switching – Goodbye Me
Screenplay
The Stupid Teacher
Writer
Emotion
Writer
The Mouse and His Child
Lyricist
Song of Goodbye
Writer
The Last Snow
Writer
April Fish
Screenplay
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Screenplay
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Writer
The Girl in the Picture
Screenplay
Complexe
Writer
The Strange Pair
Screenplay
Farewell
Writer
Nakasendo
Screenplay
Confession
Writer
Thursday
Screenplay
Producing (5)
Other Crew (64)
House
Special Effects
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Editor
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Theme Song Performance
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Editor
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Original Music Composer
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Editor
Samurai Kids
Editor
The Drifting Classroom
Editor
The Rocking Horsemen
Editor
His Motorbike, Her Island
Editor
The Motive
Original Music Composer
Labyrinth of Cinema
Editor
Seven Weeks
Editor
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Music
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Editor
Sada
Editor
Sada
Original Music Composer
Legend of the Cat Monster
Editor
Legend of the Cat Monster
Original Music Composer
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Editor
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Original Music Composer
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Editor
Death at an Old Mansion
Original Music Composer
The Island Closest to Heaven
Editor
Hanagatami
Editor
One Summer's Day
Original Music Composer
Haruka, Nostalgia
Editor
Making of 'Dreams'
Editor
Switching – Goodbye Me
Original Music Composer
Switching – Goodbye Me
Editor
The Stupid Teacher
Editor
The Deserted City
Original Music Composer
Emotion
Camera Operator
Emotion
Director of Photography
Emotion
Editor
Scenery to Remember
Editor
Scenery to Remember
Original Music Composer
Song of Goodbye
Music
The Last Snow
Editor
April Fish
Editor
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Editor
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Editor
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Original Music Composer
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Editor
The Girl in the Picture
Editor
The Girl in the Picture
Original Music Composer
The Girl in the Picture
Director of Photography
Complexe
Editor
Complexe
Director of Photography
The Strange Pair
Editor
Evil Spirits of Japan
Original Music Composer
Farewell
Original Music Composer
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Editor
An Eater
Director of Photography
Nakasendo
Editor
Nakasendo
Original Music Composer
Nakasendo
Director of Photography
Confession
Director of Photography
Confession
Editor
Dandanko
Editor
Remembrance
Editor
Remembrance
Original Music Composer
Thursday
Director of Photography
Thursday
Editor