About
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.
Filmography
Labyrinth of Cinema2020 · Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Hanagatami2017 · Editor, Director, Screenplay
Seven Weeks2014 · Director, Screenplay, Editor
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document2014 · Director, Editor
Casting Blossoms to the Sky2012 · Director, Editor, Screenplay
Scenery to Remember2008 · Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
Song of Goodbye2007 · Writer, Music, Director
Switching – Goodbye Me2007 · Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Editor
The Motive2004 · Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
The Last Snow2002 · Writer, Editor, Director
Farewell2001 · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message2001 · Director
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"2001 · Director
The Stupid Teacher2000 · Director, Editor, Writer
Shinobugawa2000 · Director
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe1999 · Screenplay, Director, Music, Editor
One Summer's Day1999 · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song1998 · Original Music Composer, Writer, Director, Editor
Sada1998 · Director, Editor, Writer, Original Music Composer
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel1998 · Director, Screenplay