Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Born
- January 9, 1938
- Died
- April 10, 2020 (82 years old)
- Place of birth
- Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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.
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Filmography
- 2020Labyrinth of CinemaFilm · Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor★ 6.9
- 2017HanagatamiFilm · Director, Editor, Screenplay★ 7.2
- 2014Seven WeeksFilm · Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 2014Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie DocumentFilm · Director, Editor
- 2012Casting Blossoms to the SkyFilm · Director, Editor, Screenplay
- 2008Scenery to RememberFilm · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
- 2007Song of GoodbyeFilm · Director, Writer, Music
- 2007Switching – Goodbye MeFilm · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer
- 2004The MotiveFilm · Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
- 2002The Last SnowFilm · Writer, Editor, Director
- 2001FarewellFilm · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
- 2001From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"Film · Director
- 2001Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special MessageFilm · Director
- 2000The Stupid TeacherFilm · Director, Writer, Editor
- 2000ShinobugawaFilm · Director
- 1999The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in KobeFilm · Director, Screenplay, Music, Editor
- 1999One Summer's DayFilm · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
- 1998I Want to Hear the Wind's SongFilm · Original Music Composer, Director, Writer, Editor
- 1998SadaFilm · Director, Writer, Editor, Original Music Composer
- 1998Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight HotelFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1997Time LeapFilm · Executive Producer
- 1996Tom Cat Holmes' DeductionFilm · Editor, Director
- 1995Goodbye for TomorrowFilm · Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
- 1994Turning PointFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1993Samurai KidsFilm · Director, Editor
- 1993Haruka, NostalgiaFilm · Director, Editor, Screenplay
- 1993Russian LullabiesFilm · Director
- 1992The Rocking HorsemenFilm · Director, Editor
- 1991Chizuko's Younger SisterFilm · Director, Editor, Theme Song Performance
- 1990Why She Won't MarryFilm · Director
- 1990Making of 'Dreams'Film · Editor, Director
- 1989Beijing WatermelonFilm · Director
- 1988My Heart Belongs to DaddyFilm · Director, Editor
- 1988The DiscarnatesFilm · Director
- 1988The Strange PairFilm · Editor, Screenplay, Director
- 1987The Drifting ClassroomFilm · Director, Adaptation, Editor
- 1986Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the SeacoastFilm · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
- 1986April FishFilm · Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 1986His Motorbike, Her IslandFilm · Director, Editor★ 7.7
- 1985Four SistersFilm · Director
- 1985Lonely HeartFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 7.2
- 1984The Island Closest to HeavenFilm · Director, Editor
- 1984Kenya BoyFilm · Director
- 1984The Deserted CityFilm · Director, Original Music Composer
- 1983Aiko 16-saiFilm · Executive Producer
- 1983Lover, Come Back to MeFilm · Director
- 1983Legend of the Cat MonsterFilm · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
- 1983The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeFilm · Director, Editor, Dialogue★ 6.8
- 1982Cute DevilFilm · Director
- 1982I Are You, You Am MeFilm · Director
- 1981School in the CrosshairsFilm · Director★ 6.4
- 1979Temptation of AngelFilm · Producer
- 1979The Adventures of Kosuke KindaichiFilm · Director
- 1978Take Me Away!Film · Director
- 1977Black Jack: The Visitor in the EyeFilm · Director
- 1977The Mouse and His ChildFilm · Lyricist
- 1977HouseFilm · Director, Special Effects, Producer★ 7.3
- 1975Death at an Old MansionFilm · Original Music Composer
- 1972Stampede CountryStampede CountryFilm · Director
- 1972Happy Dinosaur's AlbumHappy Dinosaur's AlbumFilm · Director
- 1971Orere oraraOrere oraraFilm · Director
- 1970Evil Spirits of JapanFilm · Original Music Composer
- 1970Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, IntroductionMemories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, IntroductionFilm · Director
- 1969Cheers in the Palm!Film · Director
- 1968Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a FilmmakerFilm · Director
- 1968ConfessionFilm · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1967Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental CinemaJapanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental CinemaFilm · Director
- 1966EmotionFilm · Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor★ 6.8
- 1964ComplexeFilm · Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
- 1963An EaterFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 1963OnomichiFilm · Director
- 1963RemembranceFilm · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
- 1963NakasendoFilm · Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1962T-shi no gogoT-shi no gogoFilm · Director
- 1961ThursdayFilm · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1960DandankoFilm · Director, Editor
- 1958The Girl in the PictureFilm · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
- 1957Youth・CloudYouth・CloudFilm · Director
- 1952King KongKing KongFilm · Director
- 1945The Stupid TeacherThe Stupid TeacherFilm · Director
- 1944Popeye's Treasure IslandPopeye's Treasure IslandFilm · Director