Nobuhiko Obayashi (January 9, 1938 â 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.
The Unspoiled Diamond
1982
House
1977
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979
What's a Director?
2006
The Stupid Teacher
2000
Zokubutsu zukan
1982
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
Extro
2019
Inside the Storm of Love
1978
Completely... With That Air!
1981
MOMENT
1981
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
1968
New Caledonia 28 Days
1985
I Can't Pay Back
1994
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
2019
Confession
1968
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001
Making of ããæ ããĢãŽãģãļ20,000 km æļ æ°īæļŊį·ãŧæ ãŪčĄĻæ
1980
Russian Lullabies
1993
The Girl in the Picture
1958
Constructing a House
2010
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
2011
Notes from the Labyrinth
2021
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
2019
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001