Nobuhiko Obayashi
Director · Actor · WriterNobuhiko 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR30
Notes from the Labyrinth
2021
Self
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
2019
Self
Extro
2019
Self
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
2019
Self
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
2011
Narration
Constructing a House
2010
Self
What's a Director?
2006
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001
The Stupid Teacher
2000
The Director John
I Can't Pay Back
1994
Russian Lullabies
1993
Self
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
Self
- Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
1990
New Caledonia 28 Days
1985
Zokubutsu zukan
1982
The Unspoiled Diamond
1982
Meeting Host
MOMENT
1981
Completely... With That Air!
1981
Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情
1980
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979
Film Director
Golden Partners
1979
Self
Inside the Storm of Love
1978
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978
Saloon piano player
House
1977
Husband (uncredited)
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
Tennis Referee
Confession
1968
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
1968
Himself
The Girl in the Picture
1958
DIRECTOR75
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
Director
Hanagatami
2017
Director
Seven Weeks
2014
Director
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
2014
Director
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
Director
Scenery to Remember
2008
Director
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
Director
Song of Goodbye
2007
Director
The Motive
2004
Director
The Last Snow
2002
Director
Farewell
2001
Director
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001
Director
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001
Director
Shinobugawa
2000
Director
The Stupid Teacher
2000
Director
One Summer's Day
1999
Director
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999
Director
Sada
1998
Director
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
Director
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
1998
Director
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
1996
Director
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995
Director
Turning Point
1994
Director
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993
Director
Russian Lullabies
1993
Director
Samurai Kids
1993
Director
The Rocking Horsemen
1992
Director
Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991
Director
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
Director
Why She Won't Marry
1990
Director
Beijing Watermelon
1989
Director
The Discarnates
1988
Director
The Strange Pair
1988
Director
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1988
Director
The Drifting Classroom
1987
Director
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
Director
His Motorbike, Her Island
1986
Director
April Fish
1986
Director
Lonely Heart
1985
Director
Four Sisters
1985
Director
Kenya Boy
1984
Director
The Deserted City
1984
Director
The Island Closest to Heaven
1984
Director
Lover, Come Back to Me
1983
Director
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1983
Director
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983
Director
I Are You, You Am Me
1982
Director
Cute Devil
1982
Director
School in the Crosshairs
1981
Director
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979
Director
Take Me Away!
1978
Director
House
1977
Director
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
Director
- Stampede Country
Stampede Country
1972
Director
- Happy Dinosaur's Album
Happy Dinosaur's Album
1972
Director
- Orere orara
Orere orara
1971
Director
- Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction
Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction
1970
Director
Cheers in the Palm!
1969
Director
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
1968
Director
Confession
1968
Director
- Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
1967
Director
Emotion
1966
Director
Complexe
1964
Director
An Eater
1963
Director
Onomichi
1963
Director
Remembrance
1963
Director
Nakasendo
1963
Director
- T-shi no gogo
T-shi no gogo
1962
Director
Thursday
1961
Director
Dandanko
1960
Director
The Girl in the Picture
1958
Director
- Youth・Cloud
Youth・Cloud
1957
Director
- King Kong
King Kong
1952
Director
- The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher
1945
Director
- Popeye's Treasure Island
Popeye's Treasure Island
1944
Director
WRITER29
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
Screenplay
Hanagatami
2017
Screenplay
Seven Weeks
2014
Screenplay
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
Screenplay
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
Screenplay
Song of Goodbye
2007
Writer
The Motive
2004
Screenplay
The Last Snow
2002
Writer
Farewell
2001
Writer
The Stupid Teacher
2000
Writer
One Summer's Day
1999
Writer
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999
Screenplay
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
Screenplay
Sada
1998
Writer
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
1998
Writer
Turning Point
1994
Screenplay
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993
Screenplay
The Strange Pair
1988
Screenplay
The Drifting Classroom
1987
Adaptation
April Fish
1986
Screenplay
Lonely Heart
1985
Screenplay
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1983
Dialogue
The Mouse and His Child
1977
Lyricist
Confession
1968
Writer
Emotion
1966
Writer
Complexe
1964
Writer
Nakasendo
1963
Screenplay
Thursday
1961
Screenplay
The Girl in the Picture
1958
Screenplay
PRODUCER5
EDITOR36
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
Editor
Hanagatami
2017
Editor
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
2014
Editor
Seven Weeks
2014
Editor
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
Editor
Scenery to Remember
2008
Editor
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
Editor
The Last Snow
2002
Editor
The Stupid Teacher
2000
Editor
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999
Editor
Sada
1998
Editor
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
1998
Editor
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
1996
Editor
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995
Editor
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993
Editor
Samurai Kids
1993
Editor
The Rocking Horsemen
1992
Editor
Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991
Editor
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
Editor
The Strange Pair
1988
Editor
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1988
Editor
The Drifting Classroom
1987
Editor
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
Editor
April Fish
1986
Editor
His Motorbike, Her Island
1986
Editor
The Island Closest to Heaven
1984
Editor
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1983
Editor
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983
Editor
Confession
1968
Editor
Emotion
1966
Editor
Complexe
1964
Editor
Remembrance
1963
Editor
Nakasendo
1963
Editor
Thursday
1961
Editor
Dandanko
1960
Editor
The Girl in the Picture
1958
Editor
CINEMATOGRAPHER7
SOUND19
Scenery to Remember
2008
Original Music Composer
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
Original Music Composer
Song of Goodbye
2007
Music
The Motive
2004
Original Music Composer
Farewell
2001
Original Music Composer
One Summer's Day
1999
Original Music Composer
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999
Music
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
1998
Original Music Composer
Sada
1998
Original Music Composer
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995
Original Music Composer
Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991
Theme Song Performance
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
Original Music Composer
The Deserted City
1984
Original Music Composer
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983
Original Music Composer
Death at an Old Mansion
1975
Original Music Composer
Evil Spirits of Japan
1970
Original Music Composer
Nakasendo
1963
Original Music Composer
Remembrance
1963
Original Music Composer
The Girl in the Picture
1958
Original Music Composer
