Nobuhiko Obayashi

Career overview

Nobuhiko Obayashi was born on January 9, 1938, in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, and died on April 10, 2020, at the age of 82. He worked as a Japanese director, screenwriter, and editor of films and television advertisements. He is well known for his surreal visual style.

He began his career as a pioneering figure in Japanese experimental film during the 1960s. Later, he transitioned to directing more mainstream works, including television and feature films. During his 50 years of working with the medium, he made a prolific number of films, accumulating 99 known credits for directing.

Though he remains mostly unknown outside of Japan, his extensive career spanned decades in both experimental and mainstream media. His professional life encompassed a wide range of production roles in film and television advertising, establishing him as a notable Japanese filmmaker with a distinct visual approach.