
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.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.082 |
Birthday | 1938-01-09 |
Place of Birth | Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
Also Known As | Nobuhiko Obayashi, Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 오바야시 노부히코, Nobuhiko Ohbayashi, |

2006

What's a Director?
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Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association
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What's a Director?

2001

From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
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Nobuhiko Obayashi's 2001 work "From the theme of Mahoroba". Obayashi filmed the works of Genjiro Ohno, a photographer who has been photographing the l...
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From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"

2001

Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
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Special message from director Nobuhiko Obayashi.
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Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message

1977

House
7.3/675
Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invi...
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House

1981

MOMENT
10/1
Pocky, an upbeat high-schooler, is told she will die in three days by a psychic whose predictions always come true. Along the way, she talks about boy...
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MOMENT

1980

Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情
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Making of Nobuhiko Obayashi's TV Program in 1980 called 「いい旅チャレンジ20,000km清水港線・旅の表情』
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Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情

1994

Kane nara kaesen!
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Kane nara kaesen!

1982

Cute Devil
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While Ryoko is in Vienna studying music, her boyfriend dies in a traffic accident. Ryoko believes that she has psychic powers which killed him, and wh...
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Cute Devil

1990

Making of 'Dreams'
8/1
This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews wi...
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Making of 'Dreams'

1993

Russian Lullabies
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Film director Nobuhiko Obayashi went to Russia in 1992 and visited, with his crew, five families from five different cities and asked one member of ea...
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Russian Lullabies

1958

The Girl in the Picture
5.6/5
Obayashi 8mm short about a man who reminisces about a girl in his past (played by Obayashi's soon-to-be wife Kyoko)
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The Girl in the Picture

2010

Constructing a House
7/1
Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's 1977 film House.
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Constructing a House

1977

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
5.5/4
Komori Chiaki is a budding tennis student. However, one day while training, her coach hits a ball into her eye on accident. At the hospital, the news...
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Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

1968

Confession
6.4/5
A filmmaker recalls his youth in the town of Onomichi. In the present, he shoots a film in Onomichi alongside his cast, crew and family.
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Confession

1982

Zokubutsu zukan
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Zokubutsu zukan

2019

Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
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After meeting as college students in the cinema town of Seijo, husband and wife Nobuhiko and Kyoko Obayashi have gone on to direct and produce acclaim...
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Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films

2019

Extro
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Dives deep into the tragicomic world of the"towns-people" stand-ins working at Warp Station Edo, a popular shooting location for samurai dramas, throu...
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Extro

1982

The Unspoiled Diamond
3/2
A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.
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The Unspoiled Diamond

1979

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
6.4/5
Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known bein...
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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

2020

Labyrinth of Cinema
6.8/23
When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.
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Labyrinth of Cinema

2000

The Stupid Teacher
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Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing a...
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The Stupid Teacher

2019

Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
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Director Nobuhiko Obayashi is often dubbed "the cinematic magician." 2 and a half years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer with 3 months to live. But t...
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Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise

1968

Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
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This is a work of Nobuhiko Obayashi when he was around 30 years old. This semi-documentary from the perspective of a young designer visiting Japan fro...
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Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker

1990

Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
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This is a humorous depiction of the escapades between a young lady who is forced into a political marriage and a university student who falls in love...
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Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!

1981

Completely... With That Air!
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This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.
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