Nobuhiko Obayashi

Regisseur, Acteur, Producer, Redacteur, Schrijver, Componist

9 januari 1938 — 10 april 2020 (82 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Hausu
    Hausu1977
  • Labyrinth of Cinema
    Labyrinth of Cinema2019

Known For

  • Hausu
    Hausu1977
  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time1983
  • His Motorbike, Her Island
    His Motorbike, Her Island1986
  • Labyrinth of Cinema
    Labyrinth of Cinema2019
  • Emotion
    Emotion1966
  • Hanagatami
    Hanagatami2017
  • Sada
    Sada1998
  • The Discarnates
    The Discarnates1988
  • School in the Crosshairs
    School in the Crosshairs1981
  • Lonely Heart
    Lonely Heart1985
  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky
    Casting Blossoms to the Sky2012
  • Chizuko's Younger Sister
    Chizuko's Younger Sister1991
  • Switching: Goodbye Me
    Switching: Goodbye Me2007
  • Beijing Watermelon
    Beijing Watermelon1989
  • The Rocking Horsemen
    The Rocking Horsemen1992
  • Seven Weeks
    Seven Weeks2014
  • The Island Closest to Heaven
    The Island Closest to Heaven1984
  • The Mouse and His Child
    The Mouse and His Child1977
  • The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi1979
  • Shimaizaka
    Shimaizaka1985

Cinematografie

2019
Labyrinth of Cinema · as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director JohnOp Plex
2011
1994
1982
1982
The Unspoiled Diamond · as Meeting Host
1979
White Love · as Tv Commercial Director
1979
1978
Pink Lady's Motion Picture · as Saloon Piano Player
1977
The Visitor in the Eye · as Tennis Referee
1977
House · as Husband (uncredited)Op Plex
1968

2019
1983
Aiko jûroku-sai · as Executive Producer
1979
1977
HouseOp Plex

2019
Labyrinth of Cinema · as ScreenplayOp Plex
2017
Hanagatami · as Screenplay
2014
Seven Weeks · as Screenplay
2012
2007
Switching: Goodbye Me · as Screenplay
2004
The Reason · as Screenplay
2002
1999
1998
1994
Turning Point · as Screenplay
1993
Haruka, Nostalgia · as Screenplay
1986
April Fish · as Screenplay
1985
Lonely Heart · as Screenplay
1968
1966

2008
Scenery to Remember · as Original Music Composer
2007
Switching: Goodbye Me · as Original Music Composer
2004
The Reason · as Original Music Composer
2002
The Last Snow · as Composer
1999
That Guy · as Original Music Composer
1998
Sada · as Original Music Composer
1995
Goodbye for Tomorrow · as Original Music Composer
1986
1984
The Deserted City · as Original Music Composer
1983
Legend of the Cat Monster · as Original Music Composer
1975
Death at an Old Mansion · as Original Music Composer
1970
Evil Spirits of Japan · as Original Music Composer

1991
Chizuko's Younger Sister · as Theme Song Performance
1987
The Drifting Classroom · as Adaptation
1983
1977
1968
1966
Emotion · as Director Of Photography