09-01-1938
Birthday
Capricorn
Zodiac Sign
-
Genres
25
Total Films
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 오바야시 노부히코, Nobuhiko Ohbayashi
Also known as (male)
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Place of Birth
09-01-1938
Birthday
Capricorn
Zodiac Sign
-
Genres
25
Total Films
Nobuhiko Obayashi, Nobuhiko Ohbayashi
Also Known As (male)
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Place of Birth
actor
25 Works
producer
5 Works
director
162 Works
writer
29 Works
other
53 Works
Labyrinth of Cinema
When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.Year:
2020
Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
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.Year:
2019
Extro
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.Year:
2019
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
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.Year:
2019
Constructing a House
Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's 1977 film House.Year:
2010
What's a Director?
Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision AssociationYear:
2006
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
Special message from director Nobuhiko Obayashi.Year:
2001
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
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.Year:
2001
The Stupid Teacher
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.Year:
2000
Kane nara kaesen!
Year:
1994
Russian Lullabies
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.Year:
1993
Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!
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.Year:
1990
Making of 'Dreams'
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.Year:
1990
Zokubutsu zukan
Year:
1982
Cute Devil
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.Year:
1982
The Unspoiled Diamond
A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.Year:
1982
Completely... With That Air!
This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.Year:
1981
MOMENT
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.Year:
1981
Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情
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』Year:
1980
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
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.Year:
1979
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
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.Year:
1977
House
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.Year:
1977
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
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.Year:
1968
Confession
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.Year:
1968
The Girl in the Picture
Obayashi 8mm short about a man who reminisces about a girl in his past (played by Obayashi's soon-to-be wife Kyoko)Year:
1958
