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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 ForDirecting
  • Born9 January 1938 (age 87)
  • Place of BirthOnomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Nobuhiko Obayashi

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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 ForDirecting
  • Born9 January 1938 (age 87)
  • Place of BirthOnomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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Notes from the Labyrinth
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2021
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Labyrinth of Cinema
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6.8
2020
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Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
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2019
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Extro
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7.7
2019
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Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
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2019
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Hanagatami
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7.0
2017
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Seven Weeks
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8.6
2014
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Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
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2014
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Casting Blossoms to the Sky
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6.6
2012
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Constructing a House
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7.0
2010
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Scenery to Remember
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2008
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Switching – Goodbye Me
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6.5
2007
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Song of Goodbye
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2007
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What's a Director?
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2006
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The Motive
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6.4
2004
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The Last Snow
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2002
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Farewell
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2001
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From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
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2001
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Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
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2001
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Shinobugawa
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2000
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The Stupid Teacher
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2000
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One Summer's Day
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1999
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The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
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1999
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Sada
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6.8
1998
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Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
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1998
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I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
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1998
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Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
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1996
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Goodbye for Tomorrow
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1995
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Turning Point
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6.0
1994
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I Can't Pay Back
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1994
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Haruka, Nostalgia
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6.0
1993
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Russian Lullabies
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1993
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Samurai Kids
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6.0
1993
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The Rocking Horsemen
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6.8
1992
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Chizuko's Younger Sister
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7.6
1991
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Making of 'Dreams'
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8.0
1990
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Why She Won't Marry
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1990
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Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
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1990
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Beijing Watermelon
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6.3
1989
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The Discarnates
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6.292
1988
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The Strange Pair
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1.0
1988
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My Heart Belongs to Daddy
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1988
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The Drifting Classroom
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4.9
1987
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Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
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6.7
1986
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His Motorbike, Her Island
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7.7
1986
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April Fish
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5.5
1986
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Miss Lonely
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7.0
1985
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Four Sisters
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7.0
1985
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Kenya Boy
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5.4
1984
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The Deserted City
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6.8
1984
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The Island Closest to Heaven
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6.1
1984
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Lover, Come Back to Me
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1983
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The Little Girl Who Conquered Time
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6.617
1983
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Legend of the Cat Monster
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1983
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I Are You, You Am Me
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6.6
1982
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Cute Devil
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7.0
1982
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Zokubutsu zukan
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1982
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The Unspoiled Diamond
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2.333
1982
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School in the Crosshairs
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5.7
1981
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MOMENT
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10.0
1981
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Completely... With That Air!
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1981
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Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情
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1980
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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
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6.4
1979
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Temptation of Angel
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4.8
1979
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Take Me Away!
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6.0
1978
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House
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7.302
1977
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Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
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5.5
1977
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Stampede Country
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1972
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Happy Dinosaur's Album
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1972
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Orere orara
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1971
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Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction
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1970
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Cheers in the Palm!
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1969
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Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
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1968
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Confession
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6.4
1968
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Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
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1967
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Emotion
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6.7
1966
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Complexe
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6.6
1964
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An Eater
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5.4
1963
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Onomichi
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5.0
1963
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Remembrance
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6.7
1963
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Nakasendo
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5.0
1963
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T-shi no gogo
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1962
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Thursday
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5.2
1961
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The Girl in the Picture
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5.6
1958
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Youth・Cloud
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1957
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Dandanko
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6.6
1957
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King Kong
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1952
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The Stupid Teacher
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1945
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Popeye's Treasure Island
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1944