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.
27
Films
0
TV Shows
66
Crew Credits
Known For
27 Credits
The Unspoiled Diamond
as Meeting Host
1982
House
as Husband (uncredited)
1977
Labyrinth of Cinema
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
2020
The Stupid Teacher
as The Director John
2000
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
as Tennis Referee
1977
Zokubutsu zukan
1982
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Film Director
1979
Extro
as Self
2019
Constructing a House
as Self
2010
Completely... With That Air!
1981
What's a Director?
2006
Making of 'Dreams'
as Self
1990
Behind the Camera
66 CreditsHouse
Director, Producer
1977
Samurai Kids
Director
1993
Song of Goodbye
Writer, Director
2007
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director
1983
I Are You, You Am Me
Director
1982
Labyrinth of Cinema
Producer, Director
2020
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director
2012
His Motorbike, Her Island
Director
1986
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Director
1986
Hanagatami
Director
2017
School in the Crosshairs
Director
1981
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Director
1991