Acting credits
27
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Actor
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Directing
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Movies: 86Series: 0Crew 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 Obayashi • Nobuhiko Ôbayashi • 오바야시 노부히코 • Nobuhiko Ohbayashi
Other jobs
Director (60)Editor (3)Executive Producer (2)Original Music Composer (2)Producer (2)Lyricist (1)Writer (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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Movie credits linked with 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
7.7
Extro
as Self
2019 Movie
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
as Self
2019 Movie
7.0
Hanagatami
Director
2017 Movie
8.3
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
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
as Narration
2011 Movie
7.0
Constructing a House
as Self
2010 Movie
Scenery to Remember
Director
2008 Movie
5.0
Song of Goodbye
Director
2007 Movie
6.5
Switching – Goodbye Me
Director
2007 Movie
What's a Director?
2006 Movie
6.4
The Motive
Director
2004 Movie
The Last Snow
Writer
2002 Movie
Farewell
Director
2001 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
Shinobugawa
Director
2000 Movie
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Director
1999 Movie
One Summer's Day
Director
1999 Movie