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.

Cast

What's a Director?

From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"

Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message

Husband (uncredited)

Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情

I Can't Pay Back

Making of 'Dreams'

Russian Lullabies

The Girl in the Picture

Constructing a House

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

Zokubutsu zukan

Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films

The Unspoiled Diamond

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

Labyrinth of Cinema

The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John

The Stupid Teacher

The Director John

Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise

Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker

Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!

Completely... With That Air!

Notes from the Labyrinth

New Caledonia 28 Days

Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl

Inside the Storm of Love

Crew

Making of 'Dreams'

Editor, Director

Director, Special Effects, Producer

Switching – Goodbye Me

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Lover, Come Back to Me

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Director, Editor, Dialogue

Popeye's Treasure Island

The Stupid Teacher

Director, Director of Photography

Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction

Stampede Country

Happy Dinosaur's Album

The Drifting Classroom

Director, Adaptation, Editor

Labyrinth of Cinema

Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor

School in the Crosshairs

Director, Writer, Editor

Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor

Casting Blossoms to the Sky

Director, Editor, Screenplay

Scenery to Remember

Director, Editor

The Discarnates

I Are You, You Am Me

The Rocking Horsemen

Director, Editor

Director, Writer

The Deserted City

Director, Original Music Composer

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

Director, Editor, Original Music Composer

Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker

Chizuko's Younger Sister

Director, Editor, Theme Song Performance

Director, Writer

Director, Editor

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor

Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

Director, Screenplay

Director, Screenplay

The Island Closest to Heaven

Director, Editor

His Motorbike, Her Island

Director, Editor

Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer

Haruka, Nostalgia

Director, Writer, Editor

One Summer's Day

Director, Writer

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Beijing Watermelon

Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document

Director, Editor

Writer, Editor, Director

Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction

Editor, Director

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

Goodbye for Tomorrow

Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema

Executive Producer

Temptation of Angel

The Girl in the Picture

Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer

Director, Editor, Original Music Composer

Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor

Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Editor

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Russian Lullabies

Director, Editor

From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"

Cheers in the Palm!

Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message

Executive Producer

Director, Editor, Screenplay

The Mouse and His Child

The Strange Pair

Editor, Screenplay, Director

Director, Screenplay

Death at an Old Mansion

Original Music Composer

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Director, Editor

Why She Won't Marry

Evil Spirits of Japan

Original Music Composer

Song of Goodbye

Director, Writer

The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

Director, Screenplay, Editor

I Want to Hear the Wind's Song

Director, Writer, Editor

The Stupid Teacher

Director, Writer, Editor

Legend of the Cat Monster

Director, Editor, Original Music Composer