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.
Filmography
all 94
Movies 94
Director 70
self 8
Producer 5
The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John / Producer / Director / Screenplay / Editor

Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
Movie
Editor / Director / Screenplay

Hanagatami (2017)
Movie
Director / Screenplay / Editor

Seven Weeks (2014)
Movie
Director / Editor

Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document (2014)
Movie
Director / Editor / Screenplay

Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)
Movie
Director / Editor

Scenery to Remember (2008)
Movie
Writer / Director

Song of Goodbye (2007)
Movie
Director / Editor / Screenplay

Switching – Goodbye Me (2007)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Motive (2004)
Movie
Writer / Editor / Director

The Last Snow (2002)
Movie
Director / Writer

Farewell (2001)
Movie
The Director John / Director / Writer / Editor

The Stupid Teacher (2000)
Movie
Director

Shinobugawa (2000)
Movie
Director / Screenplay / Editor

The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (1999)
Movie
Director / Writer

One Summer's Day (1999)
Movie
Director / Writer / Editor

I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998)
Movie
Director / Editor / Writer

Sada (1998)
Movie
Director / Screenplay

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998)
Movie
Executive Producer

Time Leap (1997)
Movie
Editor / Director

Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction (1996)
Movie
Director

Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995)
Movie
Director / Screenplay

Turning Point (1994)
Movie
Director / Editor

Samurai Kids (1993)
Movie
Director / Writer / Editor

Haruka, Nostalgia (1993)
Movie
Self / Director

Russian Lullabies (1993)
Movie
Director / Editor

The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
Movie
Editor / Director / Theme Song Performance

Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
Movie
Director

Why She Won't Marry (1990)
Movie
Self / Editor / Director

Making of 'Dreams' (1990)
Movie
Director

Beijing Watermelon (1989)
Movie
Director / Editor

My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1988)
Movie
Director

The Discarnates (1988)
Movie
Editor / Screenplay / Director

The Strange Pair (1988)
Movie
Director / Adaptation / Editor

The Drifting Classroom (1987)
Movie
Director / Editor / Original Music Composer

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
Movie
Director / Screenplay / Editor

April Fish (1986)
Movie
Director / Editor

His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
Movie
Director

Four Sisters (1985)
Movie
Director / Screenplay

Miss Lonely (1985)
Movie
Director / Editor

The Island Closest to Heaven (1984)
Movie
Director

Kenya Boy (1984)
Movie
Director / Original Music Composer

The Deserted City (1984)
Movie
Executive Producer

Aiko 16-sai (1983)
Movie
Director / Editor / Original Music Composer

Legend of the Cat Monster (1983)
Movie
Director / Editor / Dialogue

The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983)
Movie
Director

Cute Devil (1982)
Movie
Meeting Host

The Unspoiled Diamond (1982)
Movie
Director

I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
Movie
Producer

Temptation of Angel (1979)
Movie
Film Director / Director

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
Movie
Director

Take Me Away! (1978)
Movie
Tennis Referee / Director

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye (1977)
Movie
Husband (uncredited) / Director / Special Effects / Producer

House (1977)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Death at an Old Mansion (1975)
Movie
Director

Stampede Country (1972)
Movie
Director

Orere orara (1971)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Evil Spirits of Japan (1970)
Movie
Director

Cheers in the Palm! (1969)
Movie
Himself / Director

Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker (1968)
Movie
Director / Writer / Director of Photography / Editor

Confession (1968)
Movie
Camera Operator / Director / Writer / Editor / Director of Photography

Emotion (1966)
Movie
Director / Editor / Director of Photography / Writer

Complexe (1964)
Movie
Director / Director of Photography

An Eater (1963)
Movie
Director / Editor / Original Music Composer / Screenplay / Director of Photography

Nakasendo (1963)
Movie
Director

Onomichi (1963)
Movie
Director / Editor / Original Music Composer

Remembrance (1963)
Movie
Director

T-shi no gogo (1962)
Movie
Director / Director of Photography / Editor / Screenplay

Thursday (1961)
Movie
Director / Editor / Screenplay / Original Music Composer / Director of Photography

The Girl in the Picture (1958)
Movie
Director / Editor

Dandanko (1957)
Movie
Director

Youth・Cloud (1957)
Movie
Director

King Kong (1952)
Movie
Director

The Stupid Teacher (1945)
Movie
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1931-06-05
Deathday2020-04-10 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceOnomichi, Japan
ChildrenChigumi Ōbayashi
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known AsNobuhiko Obayashi, Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 오바야시 노부히코, Nobuhiko Ohbayashi
AwardsThe Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer, Japan Academy Prize for Best Film Editing, Takasaki Film Festival, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Mainichi art award, Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Berlin International Film Festival
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