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Nobuhiko Obayashi

Directing Born Jan 9, 1938 Died Apr 10, 2020 Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan 203 credits

Biography

Nobuhiko Obayashi works in directing. Born January 9, 1938 in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Died April 10, 2020. Archytele lists 203 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Frequent co-stars

Career timeline

Notes from the Labyrinth
Labyrinth of CinemaLabyrinth of Cinema · ProducerLabyrinth of Cinema · DirectorLabyrinth of Cinema · ScreenplayLabyrinth of Cinema · Editor
ExtroSeijo Story: 60 Years of Making FilmsFilm Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
Hanagatami · DirectorHanagatami · EditorHanagatami · Screenplay
Seven Weeks · DirectorSeven Weeks · ScreenplaySeven Weeks · EditorCasting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document · DirectorCasting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document · Editor
Casting Blossoms to the Sky · DirectorCasting Blossoms to the Sky · EditorCasting Blossoms to the Sky · Screenplay
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
Constructing a House
Scenery to Remember · DirectorScenery to Remember · EditorScenery to Remember · Original Music Composer
Song of Goodbye · DirectorSong of Goodbye · WriterSong of Goodbye · MusicSwitching – Goodbye Me · DirectorSwitching – Goodbye Me · Original Music Composer
What's a Director?
The Motive · DirectorThe Motive · Original Music ComposerThe Motive · Screenplay
The Last Snow · WriterThe Last Snow · EditorThe Last Snow · Director
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special MessageObayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message · DirectorFrom the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta" · DirectorFarewell · Director
The Stupid TeacherThe Stupid Teacher · DirectorThe Stupid Teacher · WriterThe Stupid Teacher · EditorShinobugawa · Director
One Summer's Day · DirectorOne Summer's Day · WriterOne Summer's Day · Original Music ComposerThe Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe · MusicThe Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe · Director
Sada · DirectorSada · WriterSada · EditorSada · Original Music ComposerI Want to Hear the Wind's Song · Original Music Composer
Time Leap · Executive Producer
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction · EditorTom Cat Holmes' Deduction · Director
Goodbye for Tomorrow · DirectorGoodbye for Tomorrow · Original Music ComposerGoodbye for Tomorrow · Editor
Turning Point · DirectorTurning Point · ScreenplayI Can't Pay Back
Samurai Kids · DirectorSamurai Kids · EditorRussian LullabiesRussian Lullabies · DirectorHaruka, Nostalgia · Director
The Rocking Horsemen · DirectorThe Rocking Horsemen · Editor
Chizuko's Younger Sister · EditorChizuko's Younger Sister · DirectorChizuko's Younger Sister · Theme Song Performance
Why She Won't Marry · DirectorMaking of 'Dreams'Making of 'Dreams' · EditorMaking of 'Dreams' · DirectorVirgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
Beijing Watermelon · Director
The Discarnates · DirectorMy Heart Belongs to Daddy · EditorMy Heart Belongs to Daddy · DirectorThe Strange Pair · EditorThe Strange Pair · Screenplay
The Drifting Classroom · DirectorThe Drifting Classroom · AdaptationThe Drifting Classroom · Editor
His Motorbike, Her Island · DirectorHis Motorbike, Her Island · EditorBound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast · DirectorBound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast · EditorBound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast · Original Music Composer
Lonely Heart · DirectorLonely Heart · ScreenplayFour Sisters · DirectorNew Caledonia 28 Days

Full filmography

  • Notes from the Labyrinth (2021) as Self
  • Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
  • Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) Producer
  • Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) Director
  • Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) Screenplay
  • Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) Editor
  • Extro (2019) as Self
  • Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films (2019) as Self
  • Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise (2019) as Self
  • Hanagatami (2017) Director
  • Hanagatami (2017) Editor
  • Hanagatami (2017) Screenplay
  • Seven Weeks (2014) Director
  • Seven Weeks (2014) Screenplay
  • Seven Weeks (2014) Editor
  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document (2014) Director
  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document (2014) Editor
  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012) Director
  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012) Editor
  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012) Screenplay
  • Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl (2011) as Narration
  • Constructing a House (2010) as Self
  • Scenery to Remember (2008) Director
  • Scenery to Remember (2008) Editor
  • Scenery to Remember (2008) Original Music Composer
  • Song of Goodbye (2007) Director
  • Song of Goodbye (2007) Writer
  • Song of Goodbye (2007) Music
  • Switching – Goodbye Me (2007) Director
  • Switching – Goodbye Me (2007) Original Music Composer
  • Switching – Goodbye Me (2007) Editor
  • Switching – Goodbye Me (2007) Screenplay
  • What's a Director? (2006)
  • The Motive (2004) Director
  • The Motive (2004) Original Music Composer
  • The Motive (2004) Screenplay
  • The Last Snow (2002) Writer
  • The Last Snow (2002) Editor
  • The Last Snow (2002) Director
  • Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message (2001)
  • Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message (2001) Director
  • From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta" (2001)
  • From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta" (2001) Director
  • Farewell (2001) Director
  • Farewell (2001) Writer
  • Farewell (2001) Original Music Composer
  • The Stupid Teacher (2000) as The Director John
  • The Stupid Teacher (2000) Director
  • The Stupid Teacher (2000) Writer
  • The Stupid Teacher (2000) Editor
  • Shinobugawa (2000) Director
  • One Summer's Day (1999) Director
  • One Summer's Day (1999) Writer
  • One Summer's Day (1999) Original Music Composer
  • The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (1999) Music
  • The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (1999) Director
  • The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (1999) Screenplay
  • The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (1999) Editor
  • Sada (1998) Director
  • Sada (1998) Writer
  • Sada (1998) Editor
  • Sada (1998) Original Music Composer
  • I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998) Original Music Composer
  • I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998) Director
  • I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998) Writer
  • I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998) Editor
  • Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998) Director
  • Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel (1998) Screenplay
  • Time Leap (1997) Executive Producer
  • Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction (1996) Editor
  • Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction (1996) Director
  • Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995) Director
  • Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995) Original Music Composer
  • Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995) Editor
  • Turning Point (1994) Director
  • Turning Point (1994) Screenplay
  • I Can't Pay Back (1994)
  • Samurai Kids (1993) Director
  • Samurai Kids (1993) Editor
  • Russian Lullabies (1993) as Self
  • Russian Lullabies (1993) Director
  • Haruka, Nostalgia (1993) Director
  • Haruka, Nostalgia (1993) Editor
  • Haruka, Nostalgia (1993) Screenplay
  • The Rocking Horsemen (1992) Director
  • The Rocking Horsemen (1992) Editor
  • Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) Editor
  • Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) Director
  • Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) Theme Song Performance
  • Why She Won't Marry (1990) Director
  • Making of 'Dreams' (1990) as Self
  • Making of 'Dreams' (1990) Editor
  • Making of 'Dreams' (1990) Director
  • Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger! (1990)
  • Beijing Watermelon (1989) Director
  • The Discarnates (1988) Director
  • My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1988) Editor
  • My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1988) Director
  • The Strange Pair (1988) Editor
  • The Strange Pair (1988) Screenplay
  • The Strange Pair (1988) Director
  • The Drifting Classroom (1987) Director
  • The Drifting Classroom (1987) Adaptation
  • The Drifting Classroom (1987) Editor
  • His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) Director
  • His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) Editor
  • Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986) Director
  • Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986) Editor
  • Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986) Original Music Composer
  • April Fish (1986) Director
  • April Fish (1986) Screenplay
  • April Fish (1986) Editor
  • Lonely Heart (1985) Director
  • Lonely Heart (1985) Screenplay
  • Four Sisters (1985) Director
  • New Caledonia 28 Days (1985)
  • Kenya Boy (1984) Director
  • The Island Closest to Heaven (1984) Director
  • The Island Closest to Heaven (1984) Editor
  • The Deserted City (1984) Director
  • The Deserted City (1984) Original Music Composer
  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) Director
  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) Editor
  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) Dialogue
  • Aiko 16-sai (1983) Executive Producer
  • Legend of the Cat Monster (1983) Director
  • Legend of the Cat Monster (1983) Editor
  • Legend of the Cat Monster (1983) Original Music Composer
  • Lover, Come Back to Me (1983) Director
  • The Unspoiled Diamond (1982) as Meeting Host
  • I Are You, You Am Me (1982) Director
  • Zokubutsu zukan (1982)
  • Cute Devil (1982) Director
  • School in the Crosshairs (1981) Director
  • Completely... With That Air! (1981)
  • MOMENT (1981)
  • Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情 (1980)
  • Golden Partners (1979) as Self
  • The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979) as Film Director
  • The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979) Director
  • Temptation of Angel (1979) Producer
  • Inside the Storm of Love (1978)
  • Take Me Away! (1978) Director
  • Pink Lady's Motion Picture (1978) as Saloon piano player
  • House (1977) as Husband (uncredited)
  • House (1977) Director
  • House (1977) Special Effects
  • House (1977) Producer
  • The Mouse and His Child (1977) Lyricist
  • Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye (1977) as Tennis Referee
  • Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye (1977) Director
  • Death at an Old Mansion (1975) Original Music Composer
  • Stampede Country (1972) Director
  • Happy Dinosaur's Album (1972) Director
  • Orere orara (1971) Director
  • Evil Spirits of Japan (1970) Original Music Composer
  • Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction (1970) Director
  • Cheers in the Palm! (1969) Director
  • Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker (1968) as Himself
  • Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker (1968) Director
  • Confession (1968)
  • Confession (1968) Director
  • Confession (1968) Writer
  • Confession (1968) Director of Photography
  • Confession (1968) Editor
  • Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema (1967) Director
  • Emotion (1966) Writer
  • Emotion (1966) Camera Operator
  • Emotion (1966) Director
  • Emotion (1966) Director of Photography
  • Emotion (1966) Editor
  • Complexe (1964) Director
  • Complexe (1964) Editor
  • Complexe (1964) Writer
  • Complexe (1964) Director of Photography
  • An Eater (1963) Director
  • An Eater (1963) Director of Photography
  • Remembrance (1963) Director
  • Remembrance (1963) Editor
  • Remembrance (1963) Original Music Composer
  • Nakasendo (1963) Director
  • Nakasendo (1963) Editor
  • Nakasendo (1963) Original Music Composer
  • Nakasendo (1963) Screenplay
  • Nakasendo (1963) Director of Photography
  • Onomichi (1963) Director
  • T-shi no gogo (1962) Director
  • Thursday (1961) Director
  • Thursday (1961) Director of Photography
  • Thursday (1961) Screenplay
  • Thursday (1961) Editor
  • Dandanko (1960) Director
  • Dandanko (1960) Editor
  • The Girl in the Picture (1958)
  • The Girl in the Picture (1958) Director
  • The Girl in the Picture (1958) Screenplay
  • The Girl in the Picture (1958) Editor
  • The Girl in the Picture (1958) Original Music Composer
  • The Girl in the Picture (1958) Director of Photography
  • Youth・Cloud (1957) Director
  • King Kong (1952) Director
  • The Stupid Teacher (1945) Director
  • Popeye's Treasure Island (1944) Director