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Nobuhiko Obayashi

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Japanese film director (1938-2020)

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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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Obayashi (right) with Tamio Mori (left) at the Honolulu Festival in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi in 2012Obayashi (right) with Tamio Mori (left) at the Honolulu Festival in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi in 2012Obayashi at the 2017 Tokyo International Film FestivalObayashi at the 2017 Tokyo International Film Festival

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Filmography 40

House1977 · ★ 7.3
His Motorbike, Her Island1986
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time1983
Labyrinth of Cinema2020
Hanagatami2017
The Unspoiled Diamond1982
Emotion1966
Lonely Heart1985
School in the Crosshairs1981
The Discarnates1988
Sada1998
I Are You, You Am Me1982
Switching - Goodbye Me2007
Casting Blossoms to the Sky2012
Chizuko's Younger Sister1991
The Island Closest to Heaven1984
Kenya Boy1984
The Motive2004
The Rocking Horsemen1992
Seven Weeks2014
The Drifting Classroom1987
The Deserted City1984
An Eater1963
Cute Devil1982
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast1986
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi1979
Remembrance1963
Four Sisters1985
Beijing Watermelon1989
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye1977
Complexe1964
Temptation of Angel1979
Dandanko1960
April Fish1986
Haruka, Nostalgia1993
Thursday1961
Confession1968
Extro2019
Onomichi1963
Nakasendo1963

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Awards 8

2019Takasaki Film Festival
2018Mainichi art award
2009The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
2004Medal with Purple Ribbon
1998Berlin International Film Festival
1993Japan Academy Prize for Best Film Editing
1992Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
1978Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer

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Shigeru IzumiyaAlso in The Island Closest to Heaven (1984)Kunihiko MuraiAlso in April Fish (1986)Momoe YamaguchiAlso in Temptation of Angel (1979)Satomi KobayashiAlso in The Deserted City (1984)Katsuhiko NakagawaAlso in I Are You, You Am Me (1982)Ittoku KishibeAlso in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)

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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. 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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Japan
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Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2020 · aged 82
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