Directed credits
55
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Directing
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1.5
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Directed movies: 55Directed series: 0All crew credits: 71
TMDB ID: 132305
IMDb ID: nm0643171
Known for: Directing
Born: January 9, 1938
Died: April 10, 2020
Age: 82
Place of birth: Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1958 - 2021
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.94
Wikidata: Q3342565
Also known as
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi • Nobuhiko Ohbayashi • 學草太郎 • Sotaro Manabu
Frequent jobs
Director (55)Editor (4)Original Music Composer (3)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Writer (2)Camera Operator (1)Lyricist (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.
8.1
Seven Weeks
Director
2014 Movie
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Director
2014 Movie
6.9
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director
2012 Movie
Scenery to Remember
Director
2008 Movie
6.5
Switching – Goodbye Me
Director
2007 Movie
6.4
The Motive
Director
2004 Movie
Farewell
Director
2001 Movie
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
Director
2001 Movie
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
Director
2001 Movie
The Stupid Teacher
Director
2000 Movie
Shinobugawa
Director
2000 Movie
One Summer's Day
Director
1999 Movie
7.0
Sada
Director
1998 Movie
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Director
1998 Movie
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Director
1995 Movie
6.0
Turning Point
Director
1994 Movie
6.0
Samurai Kids
Director
1993 Movie
6.0
Haruka, Nostalgia
Director
1993 Movie
Russian Lullabies
Director
1993 Movie
6.8
The Rocking Horsemen
Director
1992 Movie
7.6
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Director
1991 Movie
Why She Won't Marry
Director
1990 Movie
6.3
Beijing Watermelon
Director
1989 Movie
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Director
1988 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Nobuhiko Obayashi.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Nobuhiko Obayashi.
3.6
The Unspoiled Diamond
as Meeting Host
1982 Movie
7.3
House
Director
1977 Movie
7.0
Lonely Heart
Director
1985 Movie
7.8
His Motorbike, Her Island
Director
1986 Movie
6.4
The Motive
Director
2004 Movie
5.2
Kenya Boy
Director
1984 Movie
6.7
Labyrinth of Cinema
Producer
2020 Movie
6.7
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director
1983 Movie
6.8
The Rocking Horsemen
Director
1992 Movie
6.0
Haruka, Nostalgia
Director
1993 Movie
6.5
Switching – Goodbye Me
Director
2007 Movie
6.0
Turning Point
Director
1994 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Nobuhiko Obayashi.
6.7
Labyrinth of Cinema
Producer
2020 Movie
7.0
Hanagatami
Editor
2017 Movie
5.0
Song of Goodbye
Writer
2007 Movie
The Last Snow
Writer
2002 Movie
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Screenplay
1999 Movie
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Original Music Composer
1998 Movie
Time Leap
Executive Producer
1997 Movie
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Editor
1996 Movie
8.0
Making of 'Dreams'
Editor
1990 Movie
1.0
The Strange Pair
Editor
1988 Movie
8.0
Aiko 16-sai
Executive Producer
1983 Movie
4.8
Temptation of Angel
Producer
1979 Movie
6.2
The Mouse and His Child
Lyricist
1977 Movie
6.0
Death at an Old Mansion
Original Music Composer
1975 Movie
6.0
Evil Spirits of Japan
Original Music Composer
1970 Movie
6.8
Emotion
Camera Operator
1966 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Nobuhiko Obayashi.
Notes from the Labyrinth
as Self
2021 Movie
6.7
Labyrinth of Cinema
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
2020 Movie
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
as Self
2019 Movie
7.2
Extro
as Self
2019 Movie
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
as Self
2019 Movie
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
as Narration
2011 Movie
7.0
Constructing a House
as Self
2010 Movie
What's a Director?
2006 Movie
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 Movie
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001 Movie
The Stupid Teacher
as The Director John
2000 Movie
I Can't Pay Back
1994 Movie