Nobuhiko Obayashi
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1938-01-09 · Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 2020-04-10
Known for
- House (1977) — Husband
- His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) — Director
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) — Director
- Emotion (1966) — Director
- Hanagatami (2017) — Director
- Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) — The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
- School in the Crosshairs (1981) — Director
- Lonely Heart (1985) — Director
- Sada (1998) — Director
- The Discarnates (1988) — Director
- Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012) — Director
- Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) — Director
- I Are You, You Am Me (1982) — Director
- The Mouse and His Child (1977) — Lyricist
- The Rocking Horsemen (1992) — Director
- The Island Closest to Heaven (1984) — Director