Nobuhiko Ōbayashi
Age: 82 | From: Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Person Details
Birthday: 1938-01-09 14:15:53
Death: 2020-04-10 14:15:53
Aliases: Nobuhiko Obayashi , 大林宣彦 , Nobuhiko Ôbayashi , 오바야시 노부히코
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 164
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nobuhiko Obayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Most Famous Work
House
(1977) Producer
The Little Girl Who Conquered Time
(1983) Dialogue
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
(1986) Original Music Composer
I Are You, You Am Me
(1982) Director
The Rocking Horsemen
(1992) Editor
School in the Crosshairs
(1981) Director
Labyrinth of Cinema
(2020) Screenplay
Hanagatami
(2017) ScreenplayActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John | |
| 2019 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2010 | Self | |
| 2006 | N/A | |
| 2001 | N/A | |
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| 2000 | The Director John | |
| 1994 | N/A | |
| 1993 | Self | |
| 1990 | Self | |
| 1982 | N/A | |
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| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| 1979 | Film Director | |
| 1977 | Tennis Referee | |
| Husband (uncredited) | ||
| 1968 | Himself | |
| N/A | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Screenplay | |
| 2017 | Screenplay | |
| 2014 | Screenplay | |
| 2012 | Screenplay | |
| 2007 | Writer | |
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| 2004 | Writer | |
| 2002 | Writer | |
| 2001 | Writer | |
| 2000 | Writer | |
| 1999 | Screenplay | |
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| 1998 | Writer | |
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| 1994 | Screenplay | |
| 1993 | Writer | |
| 1988 | Screenplay | |
| 1987 | Adaptation | |
| 1986 | Screenplay | |
| 1985 | Screenplay | |
| 1983 | Dialogue | |
| 1977 | Lyricist | |
| 1968 | Writer | |
| 1966 | Writer | |
| 1964 | Writer | |
| 1961 | Screenplay | |
| 1958 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Editor | |
| 2017 | Editor | |
| 2014 | Editor | |
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| 2012 | Editor | |
| 2008 | Editor | |
| 2007 | Editor | |
| 2002 | Editor | |
| 2000 | Editor | |
| 1999 | Editor | |
| 1998 | Editor | |
| Editor | ||
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| 1996 | Editor | |
| 1993 | Editor | |
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| 1992 | Editor | |
| 1991 | Editor | |
| 1990 | Editor | |
| 1988 | Editor | |
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| 1987 | Editor | |
| 1986 | Editor | |
| Editor | ||
| Editor | ||
| 1984 | Editor | |
| 1983 | Editor | |
| 1968 | Editor | |
| 1966 | Editor | |
| 1964 | Editor | |
| 1963 | Editor | |
| 1961 | Editor | |
| 1958 | Editor | |
| 1957 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Producer | |
| 1983 | Executive Producer | |
| 1979 | Producer | |
| 1977 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Director | |
| 2017 | Director | |
| 2014 | Director | |
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| 2012 | Director | |
| 2008 | Director | |
| 2007 | Director | |
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| 2004 | Director | |
| 2002 | Director | |
| 2001 | Director | |
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| 2000 | Director | |
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| 1999 | Director | |
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| 1998 | Director | |
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| 1996 | Director | |
| 1995 | Director | |
| 1994 | Director | |
| 1993 | Director | |
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| 1992 | Director | |
| 1991 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
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| 1989 | Director | |
| 1988 | Director | |
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| 1987 | Director | |
| 1986 | Director | |
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| 1985 | Director | |
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| 1984 | Director | |
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| 1983 | Director | |
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| 1982 | Director | |
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| 1981 | Director | |
| 1979 | Director | |
| 1978 | Director | |
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| 1972 | Director | |
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| 1967 | Director | |
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| 1962 | Director | |
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| 1952 | Director | |
| 1945 | Director | |
| 1944 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Original Music Composer | |
| 1991 | Theme Song Performance | |
| 1986 | Original Music Composer | |
| 1984 | Original Music Composer | |
| 1975 | Original Music Composer | |
| 1970 | Original Music Composer | |
| 1963 | Original Music Composer | |
| 1958 | Original Music Composer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Special Effects | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Director of Photography | |
| 1966 | Camera Operator | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1964 | Director of Photography | |
| 1963 | Director of Photography | |
| 1961 | Director of Photography | |
| 1958 | Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |