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Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Born: 1938-01-09 • 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 poster
Notes from the Labyrinth
2021 • Self
Labyrinth of Cinema poster
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020 • The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films poster
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
2019 • Self
Extro poster
Extro
2019 • Self
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise poster
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
2019 • Self
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl poster
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
2011 • Narration
Constructing a House poster
Constructing a House
2010 • Self
What's a Director? poster
What's a Director?
2006
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta" poster
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message poster
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001
The Stupid Teacher poster
The Stupid Teacher
2000 • The Director John
I Can't Pay Back poster
I Can't Pay Back
1994
Russian Lullabies poster
Russian Lullabies
1993 • Self
No Image
Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
1990
Making of 'Dreams' poster
Making of 'Dreams'
1990 • Self
New Caledonia 28 Days poster
New Caledonia 28 Days
1985
Zokubutsu zukan poster
Zokubutsu zukan
1982
The Unspoiled Diamond poster
The Unspoiled Diamond
1982 • Meeting Host
Completely... With That Air! poster
Completely... With That Air!
1981
MOMENT poster
MOMENT
1981
Making of  いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情 poster
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 poster
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979 • Film Director
Inside the Storm of Love poster
Inside the Storm of Love
1978
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye poster
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 • Tennis Referee
House poster
House
1977 • Husband (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker poster
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
1968 • Himself
Confession poster
Confession
1968
The Girl in the Picture poster
The Girl in the Picture
1958