Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 9, 1938
- Died
- April 10, 2020
- Birthplace
- Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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
Notes from the Labyrinth 2021
as Self
Labyrinth of Cinema 2020
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films 2019
as Self
Extro 2019
as Self
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise 2019
as 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
as Narration
Constructing a House 2010
as 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
Actor
The Motive 2004
Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
The Last Snow 2002
Writer, Editor, Director
Farewell 2001
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message 2001
Actor, Director
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta" 2001
Actor, Director
The Stupid Teacher 2000
as 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
Actor
Turning Point 1994
Director, Screenplay
Samurai Kids 1993
Director, Editor
Haruka, Nostalgia 1993
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Russian Lullabies 1993
as Self, Director
The Rocking Horsemen 1992
Director, Editor
Chizuko's Younger Sister 1991
Editor, Director, Theme Song Performance
Why She Won't Marry 1990
Director
Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger! 1990
Actor
Making of 'Dreams' 1990
as 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
Actor
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
Actor
Cute Devil 1982
Director
The Unspoiled Diamond 1982
as Meeting Host
I Are You, You Am Me 1982
Director
Completely... With That Air! 1981
Actor
School in the Crosshairs 1981
Director
MOMENT 1981
Actor
Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情 1980
Actor
Temptation of Angel 1979
Producer
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi 1979
as Film Director, Director
Golden Partners 1979
as Self
Pink Lady's Motion Picture 1978
as Saloon piano player
Take Me Away! 1978
Director
Inside the Storm of Love 1978
Actor
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye 1977
as Tennis Referee, Director
The Mouse and His Child 1977
Lyricist
House 1977
as Husband, Director, Special Effects, Producer, Visual Effects Director
Death at an Old Mansion 1975
Original Music Composer
- Happy Dinosaur's Album
Happy Dinosaur's Album 1972
Director
- Stampede Country
Stampede Country 1972
Director
- Orere orara
Orere orara 1971
Director
Evil Spirits of Japan 1970
Original Music Composer
- 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
as Himself, Director
Confession 1968
Actor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 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
Writer, Camera Operator, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Complexe 1964
Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
An Eater 1963
Director, Director of Photography
Nakasendo 1963
Director, Editor, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Remembrance 1963
Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
Onomichi 1963
Director
- T-shi no gogo
T-shi no gogo 1962
Director
Thursday 1961
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Editor
Dandanko 1960
Director, Editor
The Girl in the Picture 1958
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
- 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
Credits from TMDB.