Nobuhiko Obayashi
Directing
🎂 1938-01-09
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.
Cast credits(26)
Directing (75)
Director
1977
Director
1984
Director
1981
Director
2012
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2017
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1983
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1986
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1977
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1986
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2000
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1987
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2007
Director
1988
Director
1979
Director
1992
Director
2020
Director
1989
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1982
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1995
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1991
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1985
Director
1982
Director
2014
Director
2008
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1984
Director
1998
Director
1999
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1978
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1988
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1994
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1984
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2004
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1993
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1986
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1985
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1996
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1998
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2002
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1983
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1998
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2001
Director
1988
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1983
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1999
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1963
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1990
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1968
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1958
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1970
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1971
Director
2014
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1957
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1972
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1969
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1972
Director
1993
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1962
Director
2007
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1990
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2001
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1963
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1966
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2000
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1963
Director
1957
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1967
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1968
Director
1944
Director
1961
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2001
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1963
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1964
Director
1993
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1945
Director
1952
Crew (1)
Production (5)
Editing (35)
Editor
2012
Editor
2017
Editor
1983
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1986
Editor
1986
Editor
2000
Editor
1987
Editor
2007
Editor
1992
Editor
2020
Editor
1991
Editor
2014
Editor
2008
Editor
1988
Editor
1984
Editor
1993
Editor
1986
Editor
1996
Editor
1998
Editor
2002
Editor
1983
Editor
1998
Editor
1988
Editor
1999
Editor
1963
Editor
1968
Editor
1958
Editor
2014
Editor
1993
Editor
1990
Editor
1966
Editor
1957
Editor
1961
Editor
1963
Editor
1964
Writing (29)
Screenplay
2012
Screenplay
2017
Dialogue
1983
Writer
2000
Adaptation
1987
Screenplay
2007
Screenplay
2020
Screenplay
1985
Screenplay
2014
Screenplay
1998
Writer
1999
Lyricist
1977
Screenplay
1994
Writer
2004
Writer
1993
Screenplay
1986
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1998
Writer
2002
Writer
1998
Writer
2001
Screenplay
1988
Screenplay
1999
Screenplay
1963
Writer
1968
Screenplay
1958
Writer
2007
Writer
1966
Screenplay
1961
Writer
1964
