Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Known for

Directing

Born

January 9, 1938

Birthplace

Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Died

April 10, 2020 (aged 82)

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.

Best known work

House

House

1977

His Motorbike, Her Island

His Motorbike, Her Island

1986

Emotion

Emotion

1966

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

1983

Hanagatami

Hanagatami

2017

Labyrinth of Cinema

Labyrinth of Cinema

2020

School in the Crosshairs

School in the Crosshairs

1981

Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

1985

Sada

Sada

1998

The Discarnates

The Discarnates

1988

Filmography

2021
Notes from the Labyrinth
as Self
2020
Labyrinth of Cinema
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor
2019
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
as Self
2019
Extro
as Self
2019
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
as Self
2017
Hanagatami
Editor, Director, Screenplay
2014
Seven Weeks
Director, Screenplay, Editor
2014
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Director, Editor
2012
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director, Editor, Screenplay
2011
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
as Narration
2010
Constructing a House
as Self
2008
Scenery to Remember
Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
2007
Song of Goodbye
Writer, Music, Director
2007
Switching – Goodbye Me
Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Editor
2006
What's a Director?
2004
The Motive
Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
2002
The Last Snow
Writer, Editor, Director
2001
Farewell
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
2001
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
Director
2001
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
Director
2000
The Stupid Teacher
as The Director John, Director, Editor, Writer
2000
Shinobugawa
Director
1999
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Screenplay, Director, Music, Editor
1999
One Summer's Day
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
1998
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Original Music Composer, Writer, Director, Editor