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.
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Films (99)

Notes from the Labyrinth
2021 · Self

Labyrinth of Cinema
2020 · The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor

Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
2019 · Self

Extro
2019 · Self

Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
2019 · Self

Hanagatami
2017 · Director, Editor, Screenplay

Seven Weeks
2014 · Director, Screenplay, Editor

Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
2014 · Director, Editor

Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Director, Editor, Screenplay

Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
2011 · Narration

Constructing a House
2010 · Self

Scenery to Remember
2008 · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer

Song of Goodbye
2007 · Director, Writer, Music

Switching – Goodbye Me
2007 · Director, Original Music Composer, Editor, Screenplay

What's a Director?
2006

The Motive
2004 · Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay

The Last Snow
2002 · Writer, Editor, Director

Farewell
2001 · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer

From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Director

Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001 · Director

The Stupid Teacher
2000 · The Director John, Director, Writer, Editor

Shinobugawa
2000 · Director

The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Music, Director, Screenplay, Editor

One Summer's Day
1999 · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer

I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
1998 · Original Music Composer, Director, Writer, Editor

Sada
1998 · Director, Writer, Editor, Original Music Composer

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998 · Director, Screenplay

Time Leap
1997 · Executive Producer

Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
1996 · Editor, Director

Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995 · Director, Original Music Composer, Editor

I Can't Pay Back
1994

Turning Point
1994 · Director, Screenplay

Samurai Kids
1993 · Director, Editor

Haruka, Nostalgia
1993 · Director, Editor, Screenplay

Russian Lullabies
1993 · Self, Director

The Rocking Horsemen
1992 · Director, Editor

Futari
1991 · Editor, Director, Theme Song Performance

Why She Won't Marry
1990 · Director

Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
1990

Making of 'Dreams'
1990 · Self, Editor, Director

Beijing Watermelon
1989 · Director

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1988 · Editor, Director

The Discarnates
1988 · Director

The Strange Pair
1988 · Editor, Screenplay, Director

The Drifting Classroom
1987 · Director, Adaptation, Editor

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986 · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer

April Fish
1986 · Director, Screenplay, Editor

His Motorbike, Her Island
1986 · Director, Editor

Four Sisters
1985 · Director

Lonely Heart
1985 · Director, Screenplay

New Caledonia 28 Days
1985

The Island Closest to Heaven
1984 · Director, Editor

Kenya Boy
1984 · Director

The Deserted City
1984 · Director, Original Music Composer

Aiko 16-sai
1983 · Executive Producer

Lover, Come Back to Me
1983 · Director

Legend of the Cat Monster
1983 · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1983 · Director, Editor, Dialogue

Zokubutsu zukan
1982

Cute Devil
1982 · Director

The Unspoiled Diamond
1982 · Meeting Host

I Are You, You Am Me
1982 · Director

Completely... With That Air!
1981

School in the Crosshairs
1981 · Director

MOMENT
1981

Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情
1980

Temptation of Angel
1979 · Producer

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979 · Film Director, Director

Golden Partners
1979 · Self

Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978 · Saloon piano player

Take Me Away!
1978 · Director

Inside the Storm of Love
1978

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Tennis Referee, Director

The Mouse and His Child
1977 · Lyricist

House
1977 · Husband, Director, Special Effects, Producer, Visual Effects Director

Death at an Old Mansion
1975 · Original Music Composer
Stampede Country
1972 · Director
Happy Dinosaur's Album
1972 · Director
Orere orara
1971 · Director

Evil Spirits of Japan
1970 · Original Music Composer
Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction
1970 · Director

Cheers in the Palm!
1969 · Director

Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
1968 · Himself, Director

Confession
1968 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
1967 · Director

Emotion
1966 · Writer, Camera Operator, Director, Director of Photography, Editor

Complexe
1964 · Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography

An Eater
1963 · Director, Director of Photography

Onomichi
1963 · Director

Remembrance
1963 · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer

Nakasendo
1963 · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Director of Photography
T-shi no gogo
1962 · Director

Thursday
1961 · Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Editor

Dandanko
1960 · Director, Editor

The Girl in the Picture
1958 · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
Youth・Cloud
1957 · Director
King Kong
1952 · Director
The Stupid Teacher
1945 · Director
Popeye's Treasure Island
1944 · Director
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