Nobuhiko Obayashi

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1938-01-09 – 2020-04-10 · 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.

• Hausu (1977) — Husband (uncredited), Director, Special Effects, Producer
• His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) — Director, Editor
• EMOTION 伝説の午後＝いつか見たドラキュラ (1966) — Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
• The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) — Director, Editor, Dialogue
• 花筐 (2017) — Director, Editor, Screenplay
• 海辺の映画館－キネマの玉手箱 (2020) — The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
• School in the Crosshairs (1981) — Director
• さびしんぼう (1985) — Director, Screenplay
• Sada (1998) — Director, Writer, Editor, Original Music Composer
• 異人たちとの夏 (1988) — Director
• ふたり (1991) — Director, Editor, Theme Song Performance
• この空の花 長岡花火物語 (2012) — Director, Editor, Screenplay
• 転校生 (1982) — Director
• 青春デンデケデケデケ (1992) — Director, Editor
• The Mouse and His Child (1977) — Lyricist
• 本陣殺人事件 (1975) — Original Music Composer
• 転校生 -さよなら あなた- (2007) — Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer
• The Island Closest to Heaven (1984) — Director, Editor
• 形見 (1963) — Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
• 喰べた人 (1963) — Director, Director of Photography
• 漂流教室 (1987) — Director, Adaptation, Editor
• 野のなななのか (2014) — Director, Screenplay, Editor
• Jungle Boy, Kenia (1984) — Director
• 理由 (2004) — Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay