Nobuhiko Obayashi

Directing·Jan 9, 1938·Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

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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.

Film	Credit
Notes from the Labyrinth2021 · Self	Self
Labyrinth of Cinema2020 · The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer, Director, Screenplay	The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer, Director, Screenplay
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films2019 · Self	Self
Extro2019 · Self	Self
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise2019 · Self	Self
Hanagatami2017 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Seven Weeks2014 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document2014 · Director	Director
Casting Blossoms to the Sky2012 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl2011 · Narration	Narration
Constructing a House2010 · Self	Self
Scenery to Remember2008 · Director	Director
Song of Goodbye2007 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Switching – Goodbye Me2007 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
What's a Director?2006 · Actor	Actor
The Motive2004 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Last Snow2002 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Farewell2001 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"2001 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message2001 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Stupid Teacher2000 · The Director John, Director, Writer	The Director John, Director, Writer
Shinobugawa2000 · Director	Director
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe1999 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
One Summer's Day1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song1998 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Sada1998 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel1998 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction1996 · Director	Director
Goodbye for Tomorrow1995 · Director	Director
I Can't Pay Back1994 · Actor	Actor
Turning Point1994 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Samurai Kids1993 · Director	Director
Haruka, Nostalgia1993 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Russian Lullabies1993 · Self, Director	Self, Director
The Rocking Horsemen1992 · Director	Director
Chizuko's Younger Sister1991 · Director	Director
Why She Won't Marry1990 · Director	Director
Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!1990 · Actor	Actor
Making of 'Dreams'1990 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Beijing Watermelon1989 · Director	Director
My Heart Belongs to Daddy1988 · Director	Director
The Discarnates1988 · Director	Director
The Strange Pair1988 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Drifting Classroom1987 · Director	Director
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast1986 · Director	Director
April Fish1986 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
His Motorbike, Her Island1986 · Director	Director
Four Sisters1985 · Director	Director