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