Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
January 9, 1938

Biography

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.

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Representative Works

House
House
7.3
/ Japanese
The Unspoiled Diamond
The Unspoiled Diamond
4.3
/ Japanese
Song of Goodbye
Song of Goodbye
5.0
/ Japanese
Haruka, Nostalgia
Haruka, Nostalgia
6.5
/ Japanese
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
6.8
/ Japanese
Samurai Kids
Samurai Kids
7.5
/ Japanese
The Mouse and His Child
The Mouse and His Child
6.1
/ English
The Rocking Horsemen
The Rocking Horsemen
7.4
/ Japanese
I Are You, You Am Me
I Are You, You Am Me
6.4
/ Japanese
His Motorbike, Her Island
His Motorbike, Her Island
7.8
/ Japanese
Complexe
Complexe
6.6
/ Japanese
Kenya Boy
Kenya Boy
5.7
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

House
1977Nominee

Best Performance

House

The Unspoiled Diamond
1982Nominee

Best Performance

The Unspoiled Diamond

Song of Goodbye
2007Nominee

Best Director

Song of Goodbye

Career Highlights

Haruka, Nostalgia
1993Highlight

Best Director

Haruka, Nostalgia

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1983Highlight

Best Director

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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