- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 9, 1938
- Place of Birth
- Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- April 10, 2020
Nobuhiko Obayashi
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.
Filmography
movieNotes from the Labyrinth
2021 · Self
movieLabyrinth of Cinema
2020 · The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
movieSeijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
2019 · Self
movieExtro
2019 · Self
movieFilm Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
2019 · Self
movieHanagatami
2017 · Editor, Director, Screenplay
movieSeven Weeks
2014 · Director, Screenplay, Editor
movieCasting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
2014 · Director, Editor
movieCasting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Director, Editor, Screenplay
movieKalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
2011 · Narration
movieConstructing a House
2010 · Self
movieScenery to Remember
2008 · Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
movieSong of Goodbye
2007 · Writer, Music, Director
movieSwitching – Goodbye Me
2007 · Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Editor
movieWhat's a Director?
2006
movieThe Motive
2004 · Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
movieThe Last Snow
2002 · Writer, Editor, Director
movieFarewell
2001 · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
movieFrom the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · , Director
movieObayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001 · , Director
movieThe Stupid Teacher
2000 · The Director John, Editor, Writer
movieShinobugawa
2000 · Director
movieThe Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Screenplay, Director, Music, Editor
movieOne Summer's Day
1999 · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
movieI Want to Hear the Wind's Song
1998 · Original Music Composer, Writer, Director, Editor
movieSada
1998 · Director, Editor, Writer, Original Music Composer
movieTom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998 · Director, Screenplay
movieTime Leap
1997 · Executive Producer
movieTom Cat Holmes' Deduction
1996 · Editor, Director
movieGoodbye for Tomorrow
1995 · Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
movieI Can't Pay Back
1994
movieTurning Point
1994 · Director, Screenplay
movieSamurai Kids
1993 · Director, Editor
movieHaruka, Nostalgia
1993 · Director, Editor, Screenplay
movieRussian Lullabies
1993 · Self, Director
movieThe Rocking Horsemen
1992 · Director, Editor
movieChizuko's Younger Sister
1991 · Director, Editor, Theme Song Performance
movieWhy She Won't Marry
1990 · Director
Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
movieVirgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
1990
movieMaking of 'Dreams'
1990 · Self, Editor, Director
movieBeijing Watermelon
1989 · Director
movieMy Heart Belongs to Daddy
1988 · Director, Editor
movieThe Discarnates
1988 · Director
movieThe Strange Pair
1988 · Editor, Screenplay, Director
movieThe Drifting Classroom
1987 · Director, Adaptation, Editor
movieBound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986 · Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
movieApril Fish
1986 · Director, Screenplay, Editor
movieHis Motorbike, Her Island
1986 · Director, Editor
movieFour Sisters
1985 · Director
movieLonely Heart
1985 · Director, Screenplay
movieNew Caledonia 28 Days
1985
movieThe Island Closest to Heaven
1984 · Director, Editor
movieKenya Boy
1984 · Director
movieThe Deserted City
1984 · Director, Original Music Composer
movieAiko 16-sai
1983 · Executive Producer
movieLover, Come Back to Me
1983 · Director
movieLegend of the Cat Monster
1983 · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
movieThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1983 · Director, Editor, Dialogue
movieZokubutsu zukan
1982
movieCute Devil
1982 · Director
movieThe Unspoiled Diamond
1982 · Meeting Host
movieI Are You, You Am Me
1982 · Director
movieCompletely... With That Air!
1981
movieSchool in the Crosshairs
1981 · Director
movieMOMENT
1981
movieMaking of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情
1980
movieTemptation of Angel
1979 · Producer
movieThe Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979 · Film Director
movieGolden Partners
1979 · Self
moviePink Lady's Motion Picture
1978 · Saloon piano player
movieTake Me Away!
1978 · Director
movieInside the Storm of Love
1978
movieBlack Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Tennis Referee, Director
movieThe Mouse and His Child
1977 · Lyricist
movieHouse
1977 · Husband (uncredited), Director, Special Effects, Producer
movieDeath at an Old Mansion
1975 · Original Music Composer
Stampede Country
movieStampede Country
1972 · Director
Happy Dinosaur's Album
movieHappy Dinosaur's Album
1972 · Director
Orere orara
movieOrere orara
1971 · Director
movieEvil Spirits of Japan
1970 · Original Music Composer
Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction
movieMemories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction
1970 · Director
movieCheers in the Palm!
1969 · Director
movieForeign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
1968 · Himself, Director
movieConfession
1968 · , Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
movieJapanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
1967 · Director
movieEmotion
1966 · Camera Operator, Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
movieComplexe
1964 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
movieAn Eater
1963 · Director, Director of Photography
movieOnomichi
1963 · Director
movieRemembrance
1963 · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
movieNakasendo
1963 · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
T-shi no gogo
movieT-shi no gogo
1962 · Director
movieThursday
1961 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
movieDandanko
1960 · Director, Editor
movieThe Girl in the Picture
1958 · , Director, Editor, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
Youth・Cloud
movieYouth・Cloud
1957 · Director
King Kong
movieKing Kong
1952 · Director
The Stupid Teacher
movieThe Stupid Teacher
1945 · Director
Popeye's Treasure Island
moviePopeye's Treasure Island
1944 · Director