As Director, As Writer
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
6.9
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Acting
Birth Date
January 9, 1938
Place of Birth
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Date of Death
April 10, 2020
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Hanagatami
2017
7.0
As Director, As Writer
Seven Weeks
2014
8.6
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Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
6.9
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Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
6.5
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The Motive
2004
6.4
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Sada
1998
7.0
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Turning Point
1994
6.0
As Director
Samurai Kids
1993
6.0
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Haruka, Nostalgia
1993
6.0
As Director
The Rocking Horsemen
1992
6.8
As Director
Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991
7.6
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Making of 'Dreams'
1990
8.0
As Director
Beijing Watermelon
1989
6.3
As Director
The Discarnates
1988
6.3
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The Strange Pair
1988
1.0
As Director
The Drifting Classroom
1987
5.0
As Director
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
6.7
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April Fish
1986
5.5
As Director
His Motorbike, Her Island
1986
7.8