Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
88 years · Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan · 86 films
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.
Best known for
House
1977 · Husband, Director
On TCM
His Motorbike, Her Island
1986 · Director, Editor
On Philo
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1983 · Director, Editor
On Plex
Emotion
1966 · Director, Writer
On Criterion Channel
Hanagatami
2017 · Editor, Director
On OVID
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020 · The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer
On Plex
Filmography 86
Notes from the Labyrinth
2021 · Self
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020 · The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer
On Plex
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
2019 · Self
Extro
2019 · Self
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
2019 · Self
Hanagatami
2017 · Editor, Director
On OVID
Seven Weeks
2014 · Director, Screenplay
On OVID
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
2014 · Director, Editor
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Director, Editor
On OVID
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
2011 · Narration
Constructing a House
2010 · Self
Scenery to Remember
2008 · Director, Music
Song of Goodbye
2007 · Writer, Music
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007 · Director, Music
What's a Director?
2006 · Actor
The Motive
2004 · Director, Music
The Last Snow
2002 · Writer, Editor
Farewell
2001 · Director, Writer
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Actor, Director
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001 · Actor, Director
The Stupid Teacher
2000 · The Director John, Director
Shinobugawa
2000 · Director
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Screenplay, Director
One Summer's Day
1999 · Director, Writer