Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese film director (1938-2020) · Japan · On the map · Directors · Died at 82
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.
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Tsurutarō Kataoka Nobuhiko directed Sada and Labyrinth of Cinema
Takako Tokiwa Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
Ittoku Kishibe Nobuhiko directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)
Toshinori Omi Nobuhiko directed I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
Tokio Emoto Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
Hirona Yamazaki Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
Morio Kazama Nobuhiko directed The Discarnates (1988)
Satomi Kobayashi Nobuhiko directed I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
Shinnosuke Mitsushima Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
Tōru Shinagawa Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
Wakaba Irie Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
Keishi Nagatsuka Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
Ken Uehara Nobuhiko directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)
Ayumi Itō Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
Gorō Inagaki Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
Yukihiro Takahashi Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
Takako Irie Nobuhiko directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)
Renji Ishibashi Nobuhiko directed Sada (1998)
Sumiko Fuji Nobuhiko directed Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
Miki Fujitani Nobuhiko directed Turning Point (1994)
Riko Narumi Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
Tetsuya Takeda Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
Kumiko Akiyoshi Nobuhiko directed The Discarnates (1988)
Yoshikazu Ebisu Nobuhiko directed Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
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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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Hideaki AnnoBoth received Japan Academy Prize for Best Film Editing
Hayley MillsBoth received Berlin International Film Festival
Kaneto ShindōBoth received Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
Yoshimitsu MoritaBoth received Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
Anna MelikianBoth received Berlin International Film Festival
Shohei ImamuraBoth received Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year