Nobuhiko Obayashi1938 - 2020

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Director

Popularity

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Famous

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.

Credits

Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema

2020

Fantasy • History • War

Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor

6.8
0.5
Hanagatami
Hanagatami

2017

Drama • Romance • War

Director, Editor, Screenplay

7
0.7
Seven Weeks
Seven Weeks

2014

Drama

Director, Screenplay, Editor

8.6
0.3
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document

2014

Documentary

Director, Editor

0
0.1
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky

2012

Drama • Fantasy • War

Director, Editor, Screenplay

6.6
0.5
Scenery to Remember
Scenery to Remember

2008

Drama • Family • Romance

Director, Editor

0
0.2
Song of Goodbye
Song of Goodbye

2007

Drama

Director, Writer

0
0.1
Switching – Goodbye Me
Switching – Goodbye Me

2007

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

Director, Screenplay, Editor

6.5
0.3
The Motive
The Motive

2004

Crime • Drama • Mystery • TV Movie

Director, Writer

6.4
0.5
The Last Snow
The Last Snow

2002

Drama • Romance

Writer, Editor, Director

0
0.4
Farewell
Farewell

2001

Drama

Director, Writer

0
0.1
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
0
0.1
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
0
0
The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher

2000

Comedy • Fantasy

Director, Writer, Editor

0
0.3
Shinobugawa
Shinobugawa

2000

Drama

Director

0
0.1
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

1999

Comedy • Drama

Director, Screenplay, Editor

0
0.2
One Summer's Day
One Summer's Day

1999

Drama • Fantasy

Director, Writer

0
0.4
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song

1998

Drama

Director, Writer, Editor

0
0.2
Sada
Sada

1998

Drama

Director, Writer, Editor

6.8
0.5
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

1998

Comedy • Mystery

Director, Screenplay

0
0.1
Time Leap
Time Leap

1997

Science Fiction

Executive Producer

0
0.3
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction

1996

Comedy • Drama • Mystery

Editor, Director

0
0.1
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Goodbye for Tomorrow

1995

Drama

Director

0
0.3
Turning Point
Turning Point

1994

Drama

Director, Screenplay

6
0.4
Samurai Kids
Samurai Kids

1993

Adventure • Fantasy

Director, Editor

6
0.2
Haruka, Nostalgia
Haruka, Nostalgia

1993

Drama

Director, Writer, Editor

6
0.4
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies

1993

Documentary

Director

0
0
The Rocking Horsemen
The Rocking Horsemen

1992

Comedy

Director, Editor

6.8
0.6
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Chizuko's Younger Sister

1991

Drama • Fantasy

Director, Editor, Theme Song Performance

7.6
0.3
Why She Won't Marry
Why She Won't Marry

1990

Drama • Romance

Director

0
0.2
Making of 'Dreams'
Making of 'Dreams'

1990

Documentary

Editor, Director

8
0.2
Beijing Watermelon
Beijing Watermelon

1989

Drama

Director

6.3
0.4
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy

1988

Comedy • Drama

Director, Editor

0
0.1
The Discarnates
The Discarnates

1988

Drama • Fantasy • Horror

Director

6.3
0.5
The Strange Pair
The Strange Pair

1988

Drama

Editor, Screenplay, Director

1
0.3
The Drifting Classroom
The Drifting Classroom

1987

Fantasy • Horror • Science Fiction

Director, Adaptation, Editor

4.9
0.3
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

1986

Comedy • Drama • War

Director, Editor, Original Music Composer

6.7
0.4
April Fish
April Fish

1986

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Director, Screenplay, Editor

5.5
0.4
His Motorbike, Her Island
His Motorbike, Her Island

1986

Drama • Romance

Director, Editor

7.7
0.5
Four Sisters
Four Sisters

1985

Drama

Director

7
0.6
Miss Lonely
Miss Lonely

1985

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Director, Screenplay

7
0.5
The Island Closest to Heaven
The Island Closest to Heaven

1984

Drama

Director, Editor

6.1
0.3
Kenya Boy
Kenya Boy

1984

Adventure • Animation • Fantasy

Director

5.4
0.7
The Deserted City
The Deserted City

1984

Drama

Director, Original Music Composer

6.8
0.2
Aiko 16-sai
Aiko 16-sai

1983

Drama • Romance

Executive Producer

0
0.4
Lover, Come Back to Me
Lover, Come Back to Me

1983

Drama • TV Movie • War

Director

0
0.1
Legend of the Cat Monster
Legend of the Cat Monster

1983

Drama • Fantasy • Horror • TV Movie

Director, Editor, Original Music Composer

0
0.2
The Little Girl Who Conquered Time
The Little Girl Who Conquered Time

1983

Romance • Science Fiction

Director, Editor, Dialogue

6.6
0.5
Cute Devil
Cute Devil

1982

Drama • Fantasy • Horror

Director

7
0.3
I Are You, You Am Me
I Are You, You Am Me

1982

Comedy • Drama

Director

6.6
0.6
School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs

1981

Comedy • Fantasy • Science Fiction

Director

5.7
0.4
Temptation of Angel
Temptation of Angel

1979

Drama

Producer

4.8
0.1
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

1979

Comedy • Mystery

Director

6.4
0.5
Take Me Away!
Take Me Away!

1978

Drama • Romance

Director

6
0.4
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

1977

Mystery • Science Fiction

Director

5.5
0.5
The Mouse and His Child
The Mouse and His Child

1977

Adventure • Animation • Family • Fantasy

Lyricist

5.8
0.5
House
House

1977

Comedy • Fantasy • Horror

Director, Special Effects, Producer

7.3
2.7
Death at an Old Mansion
Death at an Old Mansion

1975

Drama • Horror • Mystery

Original Music Composer

5.6
0.5
Stampede Country
Stampede Country

1972

Director

0
0
Happy Dinosaur's Album
0
0
Orere orara
Orere orara

1971

Director

0
0.1
Evil Spirits of Japan
Evil Spirits of Japan

1970

Crime

Original Music Composer

6
0.3
Cheers in the Palm!
Cheers in the Palm!

1969

Documentary • History • Music

Director

0
0
Confession
Confession

1968

Drama

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor

6.4
0.1
Emotion
Emotion

1966

Drama • Fantasy • Horror

Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor

6.7
0.2
Complexe
Complexe

1964

Comedy

Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer

6.6
0.1
An Eater
An Eater

1963

Horror

Director, Director of Photography

5.4
0.1
Onomichi
Onomichi

1963

Documentary

Director

5
0.1
Remembrance
Remembrance

1963

Drama • Horror • Mystery

Director, Editor, Original Music Composer

6.7
0
Nakasendo
Nakasendo

1963

Documentary

Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Editor

5
0.1
T-shi no gogo
T-shi no gogo

1962

Director

0
0.1
Thursday
Thursday

1961

Romance

Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor

5.2
0.1
The Girl in the Picture
The Girl in the Picture

1958

Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer

5.6
0
Youth・Cloud
Youth・Cloud

1957

Director

0
0
Dandanko
Dandanko

1957

Drama

Director, Editor

6.6
0
King Kong
King Kong

1952

Director

0
0
The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher

1945

Director

0
0
Popeye's Treasure Island
0
0

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