Nobuhiko Obayashi
Directing · Born 1938-01-09 · 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.
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Notes from the Labyrinth 2021
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Labyrinth of Cinema 2020
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Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films 2019
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Extro 2019
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Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise 2019
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Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl 2011
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Constructing a House 2010
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What's a Director? 2006
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From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta" 2001
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Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message 2001
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The Stupid Teacher 2000
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I Can't Pay Back 1994
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Russian Lullabies 1993
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Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger! 1990
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Making of 'Dreams' 1990
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New Caledonia 28 Days 1985
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Zokubutsu zukan 1982
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The Unspoiled Diamond 1982
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Completely... With That Air! 1981
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MOMENT 1981
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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 1980
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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi 1979
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Inside the Storm of Love 1978
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Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye 1977
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House 1977
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Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker 1968
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Confession 1968
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The Girl in the Picture 1958
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Labyrinth of Cinema 2020
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Hanagatami 2017
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Seven Weeks 2014
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Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document 2014
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Casting Blossoms to the Sky 2012
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Scenery to Remember 2008
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Song of Goodbye 2007
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Switching – Goodbye Me 2007
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The Motive 2004
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The Last Snow 2002
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Farewell 2001
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Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message 2001
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From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta" 2001
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The Stupid Teacher 2000
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Shinobugawa 2000
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The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe 1999
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One Summer's Day 1999
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I Want to Hear the Wind's Song 1998
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Sada 1998
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Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel 1998
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Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction 1996
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Goodbye for Tomorrow 1995
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Turning Point 1994
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Samurai Kids 1993
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Haruka, Nostalgia 1993
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Russian Lullabies 1993
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The Rocking Horsemen 1992
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Chizuko's Younger Sister 1991
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Why She Won't Marry 1990
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Making of 'Dreams' 1990
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Beijing Watermelon 1989
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My Heart Belongs to Daddy 1988
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The Discarnates 1988
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The Strange Pair 1988
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The Drifting Classroom 1987
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Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast 1986
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April Fish 1986
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His Motorbike, Her Island 1986
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Four Sisters 1985
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Miss Lonely 1985
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The Island Closest to Heaven 1984
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Kenya Boy 1984
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The Deserted City 1984
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Lover, Come Back to Me 1983
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Legend of the Cat Monster 1983
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 1983
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Cute Devil 1982
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I Are You, You Am Me 1982
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School in the Crosshairs 1981
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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi 1979
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Take Me Away! 1978
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Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye 1977
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House 1977
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Stampede Country 1972
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Happy Dinosaur's Album 1972
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Orere orara 1971
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Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction 1970
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Cheers in the Palm! 1969
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Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker 1968
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Confession 1968
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Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema 1967
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Emotion 1966
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Complexe 1964
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An Eater 1963
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Onomichi 1963
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Remembrance 1963
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Nakasendo 1963
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T-shi no gogo 1962
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Thursday 1961
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The Girl in the Picture 1958
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Youth・Cloud 1957
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Dandanko 1957
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King Kong 1952
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The Stupid Teacher 1945
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Popeye's Treasure Island 1944
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