Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
January 9, 1938 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Wakaba Irie
11 titles together
His Motorbike, Her Island, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Hanagatami
Toshie Negishi
9 titles together
His Motorbike, Her Island, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Hanagatami
Toshinori Omi
7 titles together
His Motorbike, Her Island, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Lonely Heart
Nenji Kobayashi
5 titles together
His Motorbike, Her Island, Labyrinth of Cinema, Lonely Heart
Ittoku Kishibe
5 titles together
His Motorbike, Her Island, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Lonely Heart
Ryōichi Takayanagi
4 titles together
His Motorbike, Her Island, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, School in the Crosshairs
Full filmography · 73
Labyrinth of Cinema
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
20206.9
Hanagatami
Director
20177.2
Seven Weeks
Director
2014
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Director
2014
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director
2012
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
as Narration
2011
Scenery to Remember
Director
2008
Song of Goodbye
Director and Writer
2007
Switching – Goodbye Me
Director
2007
What's a Director?
cast
2006
The Motive
Director
2004
The Last Snow
Writer and Director
2002