Nobuhiko Obayashi
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-01-09 (82 years old)
Deathday
2020-04-10
Place of Birth
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Also known As
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
오바야시 노부히코
Nobuhiko Ohbayashi
Nobuhiko Obayashi
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.
Acting
1977
as Husband (uncredited)
1981
1994
1982
1990
as Self
1993
as Self
2010
as Self
1977
as Tennis Referee
1968
1982
2019
2019
as Self
1982
as Meeting Host
1979
as Film Director
2020
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
2000
as The Director John
2019
1968
2021
as Self
Production
1990
as Editor
1977
as Director
2007
as Director
1983
as Director
1977
as Special Effects
1983
as Director
1944
as Director
1945
as Director
1952
as Director
1957
as Director
1962
as Director
1963
as Director
1970
1971
as Director
1972
as Director
1972
as Director
1987
as Director
2020
as Producer
1981
as Director
1984
as Director
1998
as Director
1966
as Director
1966
as Camera Operator
1966
as Writer
2012
as Director
2008
as Director
1988
as Director
1982
as Director
1992
as Director
2004
as Director
2004
as Writer
1984
as Director
1986
1968
1991
as Director
1991
as Editor
2001
as Director
1957
as Director
1968
as Director
1998
as Director
1957
as Editor
1985
as Director
1984
as Director
1986
as Director
1964
as Director
1993
as Director
1993
as Writer
1999
as Director
1979
as Director
2014
as Director
1989
as Director
2014
2014
2002
as Writer
2002
as Editor
2001
as Writer
1999
as Writer
1996
as Editor
2007
as Screenplay
2007
as Editor
2008
as Editor
1993
as Editor
1986
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Director
1998
as Screenplay
1968
as Writer
2002
as Director
1995
as Director
1985
as Director
2014
as Screenplay
1991
as Theme Song Performance
1978
as Director
1967
1997
as Executive Producer
1979
as Producer
1958
as Director
1963
as Director
1963
as Director
1961
as Director
1963
as Director
1992
as Editor
1983
as Editor
1987
as Adaptation
1987
as Editor
2014
as Editor
1990
as Director
1986
as Director
1986
as Screenplay
1986
as Editor
1982
as Director
1993
as Director
1993
as Director
2001
as Director
1969
as Director
2001
as Director
1983
as Executive Producer
1963
as Editor
2017
as Director
2017
as Editor
2012
as Editor
1966
as Director of Photography
1966
as Editor
1958
as Screenplay
1958
as Editor
1977
as Lyricist
1988
as Editor
1988
as Screenplay
1988
as Director
2000
as Director
1994
as Director
1963
as Screenplay
1963
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Director of Photography
1963
as Editor
1975
as Original Music Composer
1986
as Editor
1961
as Screenplay
1961
as Director of Photography
1961
as Editor
1964
as Editor
1964
as Director of Photography
1964
as Writer
1977
as Producer
1968
as Director of Photography
1968
as Editor
1994
as Screenplay
1998
as Writer
1998
as Editor
1996
as Director
1984
as Editor
1988
as Director
1988
as Editor
1990
as Director
1993
as Editor
2020
as Director
1970
as Original Music Composer
2007
as Director
2007
as Writer
2012
as Screenplay
2017
as Screenplay
2020
as Screenplay
1985
as Screenplay
2020
as Editor
1999
1999
1998
as Director
1998
as Writer
1998
as Editor
2000
as Director
2000
as Writer
2000
as Editor
1983
as Director
1983
as Editor
1983
as Dialogue
1958
as Director of Photography
1963
as Director of Photography
1958
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Original Music Composer
1984
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Original Music Composer
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