Nobuhiko Obayashi
Also Known As: Nobuhiko Obayashi, Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 오바야시 노부히코, Nobuhiko Ohbayashi
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.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: January 09, 1938
Age: 87 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: April 10, 2020
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What's a Director?
Overview: Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-11-04
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From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
Overview: Nobuhiko Obayashi's 2001 work "From the theme of Mahoroba". Obayashi filmed the works of Genjiro Ohno, a photographer who has been photographing the landscapes and people of Akita Prefecture for over 10 years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
Overview: Special message from director Nobuhiko Obayashi.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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House
Overview: Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-08-26
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MOMENT
Overview: Pocky, an upbeat high-schooler, is told she will die in three days by a psychic whose predictions always come true. Along the way, she talks about boyfriends with her two friends, meets a strange boy with heart disease, and regularly bumps into a serial bomber.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-04-03
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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
Overview: Making of Nobuhiko Obayashi's TV Program in 1980 called 「いい旅チャレンジ20,000km清水港線・旅の表情』
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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I Can't Pay Back
Overview: Tanaka Yoshio, an ordinary salaryman, is always eager to impress his girlfriend Reiko, but his wallet is always empty. His only lifeline is his credit card, but one day he forgets the repayment date and finds himself in a tight spot. With no other options, Tanaka resorts to taking out a cash advance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-12-08
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Cute Devil
Overview: While Ryoko is in Vienna studying music, her boyfriend dies in a traffic accident. Ryoko believes that she has psychic powers which killed him, and when she returns to Japan she is sent to a mental hospital. While recovering, her brother-in-law, Kouji, decides to look after her, and she goes to his house to act as a governess for Kouji's sister Keiko's daughter, Alice – who Ryoko becomes increasingly sure had something to do with her sister Fuyuko’s death.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-08-10
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Making of 'Dreams'
Overview: This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast and crew.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-11-02
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Russian Lullabies
Overview: Film director Nobuhiko Obayashi went to Russia in 1992 and visited, with his crew, five families from five different cities and asked one member of each family to record their daily life in their homes on video. Using old lullabies as background, the documentary reveals the intimacy, joys, fears and expectations of these families.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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The Girl in the Picture
Overview: Obayashi 8mm short about a man who reminisces about a girl in his past (played by Obayashi's soon-to-be wife Kyoko)
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Constructing a House
Overview: Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's 1977 film House.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-26
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Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Overview: Komori Chiaki is a budding tennis student. However, one day while training, her coach hits a ball into her eye on accident. At the hospital, the news that she will never regain the sight in her eye leaves her heartbroken. As a last resort, she undergoes a costly surgery from the mysterious doctor known as Black Jack, where after a successful operation, a mysterious figure starts to emerge in her vision, and only she can see it.
Genres: Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-11-26
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Confession
Overview: A filmmaker recalls his youth in the town of Onomichi. In the present, he shoots a film in Onomichi alongside his cast, crew and family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Zokubutsu zukan
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-11-08
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Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
Overview: After meeting as college students in the cinema town of Seijo, husband and wife Nobuhiko and Kyoko Obayashi have gone on to direct and produce acclaimed films together for 60 years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-11-01
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Extro
Overview: Dives deep into the tragicomic world of the"towns-people" stand-ins working at Warp Station Edo, a popular shooting location for samurai dramas, through a piercing study of a 63-year-old extra. Utilizing mockumentary stylings, this ambitious film forms a compelling commentary on the aspirations that shape film production and the feelings that a simple, ho-hum life can evoke.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-04-20
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The Unspoiled Diamond
Overview: A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-05-15
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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Overview: Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-07-14
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Labyrinth of Cinema
Overview: When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.
Genres: History Fantasy War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-07-31
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The Stupid Teacher
Overview: Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing a lot of commotion.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-09-30
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Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
Overview: Director Nobuhiko Obayashi is often dubbed "the cinematic magician." 2 and a half years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer with 3 months to live. But that did not deter him from making movies. Currently, he's in post-production on the second film he's done since being diagnosed. He's driven by the message of his late friend, the maestro Akira Kurosawa: "Movies have the power to stop fighting. Look 400 years ahead and keep on shooting." We follow Obayashi's extraordinary career and his mission to use the big screen to send out a message of peace.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-29
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Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
Overview: This is a work of Nobuhiko Obayashi when he was around 30 years old. This semi-documentary from the perspective of a young designer visiting Japan from Northern Europe tells the story of the filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi and his friends who the young designer encounters in Japan.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-06-18
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Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
Overview: This is a humorous depiction of the escapades between a young lady who is forced into a political marriage and a university student who falls in love with her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-12-08
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Completely... With That Air!
Overview: This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-12-20
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Notes from the Labyrinth
Overview: Notes from the Labyrinth, a 60-minute documentary featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Ôbayashi and the cast during the making of the film LABYRINTH OF CINEMA.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-02
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