Nobuhiko Obayashi
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
2020Labyrinth of Cinema
Director & Screenplay
2017Hanagatami
Director & Screenplay
2014Seven Weeks
Director & Screenplay
2014Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Director
2012Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director & Screenplay
2008Scenery to Remember
Director
2007Switching – Goodbye Me
Director & Screenplay
2007Song of Goodbye
Director & Writer
2004The Motive
Director & Screenplay
2002The Last Snow
Director & Writer
2001Farewell
Director & Writer
2001Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
Director
2001From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
Director
2000Shinobugawa
Director
2000The Stupid Teacher
Director & Writer
1999One Summer's Day
Director & Writer
1999The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Director & Screenplay
1998Sada
Director & Writer
1998Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Director & Screenplay
1998I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Director & Writer
1996Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Director
1995Goodbye for Tomorrow
Director
1994Turning Point
Director & Screenplay
1993Haruka, Nostalgia
Director & Screenplay