Nobuhiko Obayashi
90 movies
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jan 9, 1938
- Died
- Apr 10, 2020 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Nobuhiko Ôbayashi · Nobuhiko Ohbayashi · 學草太郎 · Sotaro Manabu
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Nobuhiko Obayashi: movies and TV shows
Acting (21)
- 2020 Labyrinth of Cinema
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
- 2011 Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
as Narration
- 2006
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000 The Stupid Teacher
as The Director John
- 1994
- 1990
- 1985
- 1982
- 1982 The Unspoiled Diamond
as Meeting Host
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980
- 1979 The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Film Director
- 1978 Pink Lady's Motion Picture
as Saloon piano player
- 1978
- 1977 Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
as Tennis Referee
- 1977 House
as Husband
- 1968
- 1958
Behind the camera (81)
- 2020 Labyrinth of Cinema
Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 2017 Hanagatami
Editor, Director, Screenplay
- 2014 Seven Weeks
Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 2014 Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Director, Editor
- 2012 Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director, Editor, Screenplay
- 2008 Scenery to Remember
Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
- 2007 Song of Goodbye
Writer, Music, Director
- 2007 Switching – Goodbye Me
Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Editor
- 2004 The Motive
Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
- 2002 The Last Snow
Writer, Editor, Director
- 2001 Farewell
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
- 2001
- 2001 Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
Director
- 2000 The Stupid Teacher
Director, Editor, Writer
- 2000 Shinobugawa
Director
- 1999 The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Screenplay, Director, Music, Editor
- 1999 One Summer's Day
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
- 1998 I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Original Music Composer, Writer, Director, Editor
- 1998 Sada
Director, Editor, Writer, Original Music Composer
- 1998 Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Director, Screenplay
- 1997 Time Leap
Executive Producer
- 1996 Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Editor, Director
- 1995 Goodbye for Tomorrow
Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
- 1994 Turning Point
Director, Screenplay
- 1993 Samurai Kids
Director, Editor
- 1993 Haruka, Nostalgia
Director, Editor, Screenplay
- 1993 Russian Lullabies
Director
- 1992 The Rocking Horsemen
Director, Editor
- 1991 Chizuko's Younger Sister
Director, Editor, Theme Song Performance
- 1990 Why She Won't Marry
Director
- 1990 Making of 'Dreams'
Editor, Director
- 1989 Beijing Watermelon
Director
- 1988 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Director, Editor
- 1988 The Discarnates
Director
- 1988 The Strange Pair
Editor, Screenplay, Director
- 1987 The Drifting Classroom
Director, Adaptation, Editor
- 1986 Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
- 1986 April Fish
Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 1986 His Motorbike, Her Island
Director, Editor
- 1985 Four Sisters
Director
- 1985 Lonely Heart
Director, Screenplay
- 1984 The Island Closest to Heaven
Director, Editor
- 1984 Kenya Boy
Director
- 1984 The Deserted City
Director, Original Music Composer
- 1983 Aiko 16-sai
Executive Producer
- 1983 Lover, Come Back to Me
Director
- 1983 Legend of the Cat Monster
Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
- 1983 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director, Editor, Dialogue
- 1982 Cute Devil
Director
- 1982 I Are You, You Am Me
Director
- 1981 School in the Crosshairs
Director
- 1979 Temptation of Angel
Producer
- 1979 The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Director
- 1978 Take Me Away!
Director
- 1977 Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Director
- 1977 The Mouse and His Child
Lyricist
- 1977 House
Director, Special Effects, Producer
- 1975 Death at an Old Mansion
Original Music Composer
- 1972 Stampede Country
Director
- 1972 Happy Dinosaur's Album
Director
- 1971 Orere orara
Director
- 1970 Evil Spirits of Japan
Original Music Composer
- 1970
- 1969 Cheers in the Palm!
Director
- 1968
- 1968 Confession
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1967
- 1966 Emotion
Camera Operator, Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1964 Complexe
Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
- 1963 An Eater
Director, Director of Photography
- 1963 Onomichi
Director
- 1963 Remembrance
Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
- 1963 Nakasendo
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
- 1962 T-shi no gogo
Director
- 1961 Thursday
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
- 1960 Dandanko
Director, Editor
- 1958 The Girl in the Picture
Director, Editor, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
- 1957 Youth・Cloud
Director
- 1952 King Kong
Director
- 1945 The Stupid Teacher
Director
- 1944 Popeye's Treasure Island
Director
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- 2021
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2010
- 1979