Nobuhiko Obayashi
Directing
Born: 1938-01-09 · Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Died: 2020-04-10
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 m
🎬 Movies (30)
Notes from the Labyrinth
2021
Self
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
Director
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
2019
Self
Extro
2019
Self
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
2019
Self
Hanagatami
2017
Director
Seven Weeks
2014
Director
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
2014
Director
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
Director
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
2011
Narration
Constructing a House
2010
Self
Scenery to Remember
2008
Director
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
Director
Song of Goodbye
2007
Director
What's a Director?
2006
The Motive
2004
Director
The Last Snow
2002
Director
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001
Director
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001
Director
Farewell
2001
Director
The Stupid Teacher
2000
Director
Shinobugawa
2000
Director
One Summer's Day
1999
Director
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999
Director
Sada
1998
Director
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
Director
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
1998
Director
Time Leap
1997
Executive Producer
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
1996
Director
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995
Director