Nobuhiko Obayashi
Directing
- Born
- January 9, 1938 · Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- April 10, 2020 (age 82)
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.
Known for
House
August 26, 1977
His Motorbike, Her Island
April 26, 1986
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
July 16, 1983
Emotion
January 1, 1966
Hanagatami
December 16, 2017
Labyrinth of Cinema
July 31, 2020
School in the Crosshairs
July 11, 1981
Lonely Heart
April 12, 1985
Sada
April 11, 1998
The Discarnates
September 15, 1988
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
May 12, 2012
Chizuko's Younger Sister
May 10, 1991
Behind the camera81
- 2020Labyrinth of Cinema Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 2017Hanagatami Director, Editor, Screenplay
- 2014Seven Weeks Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 2014Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document Director, Editor
- 2012Casting Blossoms to the Sky Director, Editor, Screenplay
- 2008Scenery to Remember Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
- 2007Song of Goodbye Director, Writer, Music
- 2007Switching – Goodbye Me Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer
- 2004The Motive Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay