Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Personal information

Known for
Directing
Known credits
99
Gender
Male
Born
January 9, 1938
Died
April 10, 2020
Place of birth
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
Nobuhiko ÔbayashiNobuhiko Ohbayashi學草太郎Sotaro Manabu

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.

Popular

House
Movie
1977

House

Movie · 1977

His Motorbike, Her Island
Movie
1986

His Motorbike, Her Island

Movie · 1986

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Movie
1983

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Movie · 1983

Emotion
Movie
1966

Emotion

Movie · 1966

Hanagatami
Movie
2017

Hanagatami

Movie · 2017

Labyrinth of Cinema
Movie
2020

Labyrinth of Cinema

Movie · 2020

Filmography

Directing

75 titles

Editing

36 titles

Acting

30 titles

Writing

29 titles

Sound

19 titles

Camera

7 titles

Production

5 titles

Crew

1 titles