

Director
Birthday
January 9, 1938
Deathday
April 10, 2020
Birthplace
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Gender
Male
Also known as
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Nobuhiko Ohbayashi, 學草太郎, Sotaro Manabu
TMDb popularity
0.8
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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The Unspoiled Diamond
1982 • Movie
Meeting Host

House
1977 • Movie
Husband (uncredited)

The Last Snow
2002 • Movie
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His Motorbike, Her Island
1986 • Movie
Director

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1983 • Movie
Director

Labyrinth of Cinema
2020 • Movie
The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986 • Movie
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Kenya Boy
1984 • Movie
Director

Take Me Away!
1978 • Movie
Director

Hanagatami
2017 • Movie
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