Nobuhiko Obayashi
Nobuhiko Obayashi was a Japanese director, screenwriter, and editor of films and television advertisements. He began his filmmaking career as a pioneer of Japanese experimental films before transitioning to directing more mainstream media, and his resulting filmography as a director spanned almost 60 years. He is best known as the director of the 1977 comedy horror film House, which has garnered a cult following. He was notable for his distinct surreal filmmaking style, as well as the anti-war themes commonly embedded in his films.
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Labyrinth of Cinema
director
2020
Labyrinth of Cinema
writer
2020
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
actor
2019
Extro
actor
2019
Hanagatami
writer
2017
Hanagatami
director
2017
Seven Weeks
director
2014
Seven Weeks
writer
2014
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
director
2012
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
writer
2012
Scenery to Remember
director
2008
Song of Goodbye
writer
2007
Song of Goodbye
director
2007
Switching – Goodbye Me
writer
2007
Switching – Goodbye Me
director
2007
What's a Director?
actor
2006
The Motive
writer
2004
The Motive
director
2004
The Last Snow
director
2002
The Last Snow
writer
2002
The Stupid Teacher
director
2000
The Stupid Teacher
actor
2000
The Stupid Teacher
writer
2000
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
writer
1999
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
director
1999
One Summer's Day
director
1999
One Summer's Day
writer
1999
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
director
1998
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
writer
1998
Sada
director
1998
Sada
writer
1998
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
director
1996
Goodbye for Tomorrow
director
1995
Turning Point
writer
1994
Turning Point
director
1994
Samurai Kids
director
1993
Haruka, Nostalgia
writer
1993
Haruka, Nostalgia
director
1993
The Rocking Horsemen
director
1992
Chizuko's Younger Sister
director
1991
Making of 'Dreams'
actor
1990
Making of 'Dreams'
director
1990
Beijing Watermelon
director
1989
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
director
1988
The Discarnates
director
1988
The Strange Pair
writer
1988
The Strange Pair
director
1988
The Drifting Classroom
director
1987
The Drifting Classroom
writer
1987
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
director
1986
April Fish
director
1986
April Fish
writer
1986
His Motorbike, Her Island
director
1986
Four Sisters
director
1985
Lonely Heart
director
1985
Lonely Heart
writer
1985
The Island Closest to Heaven
director
1984
Kenya Boy
director
1984
The Deserted City
director
1984
Legend of the Cat Monster
director
1983
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
writer
1983
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
director
1983
Cute Devil
director
1982
The Unspoiled Diamond
actor
1982
I Are You, You Am Me
director
1982
School in the Crosshairs
director
1981
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
director
1979
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
actor
1979
Golden Partners
actor
1979
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
actor
1978
Take Me Away!
director
1978
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
director
1977
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
actor
1977
The Mouse and His Child
writer
1977
House
director
1977
Confession
director
1968
Confession
writer
1968
Confession
actor
1968