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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
Labyrinth of Cinema2020 · The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer, Director, Screenplay	The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer, Director, Screenplay
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
Scenery to Remember2008 · Director	Director
Song of Goodbye2007 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Switching – Goodbye Me2007 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
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
Turning Point1994 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Samurai Kids1993 · Director	Director
Haruka, Nostalgia1993 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Russian Lullabies1993 · Director	Director
The Rocking Horsemen1992 · Director	Director
Chizuko's Younger Sister1991 · Director	Director
Why She Won't Marry1990 · Director	Director
Making of 'Dreams'1990 · Director	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
Lonely Heart1985 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Island Closest to Heaven1984 · Director	Director
Kenya Boy1984 · Director	Director
The Deserted City1984 · Director	Director
Lover, Come Back to Me1983 · Director	Director
Legend of the Cat Monster1983 · Director	Director
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time1983 · Director	Director
Cute Devil1982 · Director	Director
I Are You, You Am Me1982 · Director	Director
School in the Crosshairs1981 · Director	Director
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi1979 · Film Director, Director	Film Director, Director
Take Me Away!1978 · Director	Director
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye1977 · Tennis Referee, Director	Tennis Referee, Director
House1977 · Husband (uncredited), Director, Producer	Husband (uncredited), Director, Producer
SStampede Country1972 · Director	Director
HHappy Dinosaur's Album1972 · Director	Director
OOrere orara1971 · Director	Director
MMemories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction1970 · Director	Director
Cheers in the Palm!1969 · Director	Director
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker1968 · Director	Director
Confession1968 · Actor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Actor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
JJapanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema1967 · Director	Director
Emotion1966 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Complexe1964 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer	Director, Director of Photography, Writer
An Eater1963 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Onomichi1963 · Director	Director
Remembrance1963 · Director	Director
Nakasendo1963 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography	Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
TT-shi no gogo1962 · Director	Director
Thursday1961 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography	Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Dandanko1960 · Director	Director
The Girl in the Picture1958 · Actor, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography	Actor, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
YYouth・Cloud1957 · Director	Director
KKing Kong1952 · Director	Director
TThe Stupid Teacher1945 · Director	Director
PPopeye's Treasure Island1944 · Director	Director