Nobuhiko Ôbayashi (I) (1938–2020)

Director | Editor | Writer

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi was born on January 9, 1938 in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He was a ...

Born: January 9, 1938
Died: April 10, 2020 (age 82)

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Filmography

Known For

House Director (1977)
Labyrinth of Cinema Director (2019)
Hanagatami Director (2017)
Known For

Turning Point Director (1994)
Director

Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
Hanagatami (2017)
Seven Weeks (2014)
So Long! (2013)
Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari (2012)
Scenery to Remember (2008)
Switching - Goodbye Me (2007)
Song of Goodbye (2006)
The Reason (2004)
The Last Snow (2002)
Kokubetsu (2001)
Yodogawa Nagaharu monogatari - Kôbe-hen: Sainara (1999)
That Guy (1999)
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998)
Mikeneko Hômuzu no tasogare hoteru (1998)
Sada (1998)
Manuke sensei (1998)
Ôbayashi Nobuhiko seishun kaikoroku (1997)
Mikeneko Hômuzu no suiri (1996)
Ashita (1995)
Turning Point (1994)
Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu (1993)
Haruka, nosutarujii (1993)
The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
Kanojo ga kekkon shinai riyû (1990)
Making of Dreams: A Movie Conversation between Akira Kurosawa and Nobuhiko Ōbayashi (1990)
Beijing Watermelon (1989)
Watashi no kokoro wa papa no mono (1988)
The Discarnates (1988)
Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)
The Drifting Classroom (1987)
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
Shigatsu no sakana (1986)
His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
Shimaizaka (1985)
Lonelyheart (1985)
Shinjuro (1984)
Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima (1984)
Kenya Boy (1984)
The Deserted City (1984)
Reibyo densetsu (1983)
The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983)
Kawaii Akuma (1982)
I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
School in the Crosshairs (1981)
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
Hito wa sore wo scandal to iu (1978)
Take Me Away! (1978)
The Visitor in the Eye (1977)
House (1977)
Stampede Country (1972)
Happy Dynanosaurus Album (1972)
Jeremy in Rio (1971)
Orere orara (1971)
Memories of the Sea: Introduction to 'Lonelyheart' (1970)
Te no hira no naka de kanpai: Kirin bîru no dekiru made (1969)
Confession (1968)
Foreign Correspondent: In the Case of a Videographer (1967)
Emotion (1966)
Complex (1964)
Onomichi (1963)
Remembrance (1962)
Mr. T's Afternoon (1962)
Nakasendô (1961)
Mokuyôbi (1960)
The Girl in the Picture (1958)
Dandanko (1957)
Memories of Sleep (1957)
Youth Clouds (1957)
King Kong (1952)
The Stupid Teacher (1945)
Director

Popeye's Treasure Island (1944)
Writer

Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
Hanagatami (2017)
Seven Weeks (2014)
Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari (2012)
Switching - Goodbye Me (2007)
Song of Goodbye (2006)
The Reason (2004)
The Last Snow (2002)
Kokubetsu (2001)
Yodogawa Nagaharu monogatari - Kôbe-hen: Sainara (1999)
That Guy (1999)
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998)
Mikeneko Hômuzu no tasogare hoteru (1998)
Manuke sensei (1998)
Ôbayashi Nobuhiko seishun kaikoroku (1997)
Turning Point (1994)
Haruka, nosutarujii (1993)
The Drifting Classroom (1987)
Shigatsu no sakana (1986)
The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983)
Stampede Country (1972)
Happy Dynanosaurus Album (1972)
Jeremy in Rio (1971)
Orere orara (1971)
Memories of the Sea: Introduction to 'Lonelyheart' (1970)
Te no hira no naka de kanpai: Kirin bîru no dekiru made (1969)
Confession (1968)
Foreign Correspondent: In the Case of a Videographer (1967)
Emotion (1966)
Complex (1964)
Onomichi (1963)
Remembrance (1962)
Mr. T's Afternoon (1962)
Nakasendô (1961)
Mokuyôbi (1960)
The Girl in the Picture (1958)
Dandanko (1957)
Memories of Sleep (1957)
Youth Clouds (1957)
King Kong (1952)
The Stupid Teacher (1945)
Writer

Popeye's Treasure Island (1944)
Actor

Labyrinth of Cinema The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John (2019)
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl Narration (2011)
Manuke sensei The Director John (1998)
Zokubutsu zukan Suicide man (1982)
The Unspoiled Diamond Host of the meeting (1982)
Completely... With That Air! (1981)
The Woman (1980)
The Visitor in the Eye Tennis Umpire (1977)
House Husband (1977)
Foreign Correspondent: In the Case of a Videographer (1967)
Actor

The Girl in the Picture Kazuma Shida (1958)
Producer

Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
Aiko 16-sai (1983)
Tenshi o yûwaku (1979)
House (1977)
Producer

Youth Clouds (1957)
Soundtrack

Haruka, nosutarujii (1993)
Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
Soundtrack

The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983)
Editor

Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
Hanagatami (2017)
Seven Weeks (2014)
Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari (2012)
Scenery to Remember (2008)
Switching - Goodbye Me (2007)
Song of Goodbye (2006)
The Last Snow (2002)
Kokubetsu (2001)
Yodogawa Nagaharu monogatari - Kôbe-hen: Sainara (1999)
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998)
Sada (1998)
Manuke sensei (1998)
Mikeneko Hômuzu no suiri (1996)
Ashita (1995)
Turning Point (1994)
Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu (1993)
Haruka, nosutarujii (1993)
The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
Kanojo ga kekkon shinai riyû (1990)
Watashi no kokoro wa papa no mono (1988)
The Drifting Classroom (1987)
His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima (1984)
Kenya Boy (1984)
The Deserted City (1984)
Reibyo densetsu (1983)
The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983)
Stampede Country (1972)
Happy Dynanosaurus Album (1972)
Jeremy in Rio (1971)
Orere orara (1971)
Memories of the Sea: Introduction to 'Lonelyheart' (1970)
Te no hira no naka de kanpai: Kirin bîru no dekiru made (1969)
Confession (1968)
Foreign Correspondent: In the Case of a Videographer (1967)
Emotion (1966)
Complex (1964)
Onomichi (1963)
Remembrance (1962)
Mr. T's Afternoon (1962)
Nakasendô (1961)
Mokuyôbi (1960)
The Girl in the Picture (1958)
Dandanko (1957)
Memories of Sleep (1957)
Youth Clouds (1957)
King Kong (1952)
The Stupid Teacher (1945)
Editor

Popeye's Treasure Island (1944)
Cinematographer

Ôbayashi Nobuhiko seishun kaikoroku (1997)
Stampede Country (1972)
Happy Dynanosaurus Album (1972)
Jeremy in Rio (1971)
Orere orara (1971)
Memories of the Sea: Introduction to 'Lonelyheart' (1970)
Te no hira no naka de kanpai: Kirin bîru no dekiru made (1969)
Confession (1968)
Foreign Correspondent: In the Case of a Videographer (1967)
Emotion (1966)
Complex (1964)
Onomichi (1963)
An Eater (1963)
Remembrance (1962)
Mr. T's Afternoon (1962)
Nakasendô (1961)
Mokuyôbi (1960)
The Girl in the Picture (1958)
Dandanko (1957)
Memories of Sleep (1957)
Youth Clouds (1957)
King Kong (1952)
Cinematographer

The Stupid Teacher (1945)
Popeye's Treasure Island (1944)
Composer

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
The Deserted City (1984)
Reibyo densetsu (1983)
Death at an Old Mansion (1975)
The Wonderful World of Steam Locomotive (1970)
Remembrance (1962)
Nakasendô (1961)
The Girl in the Picture (1958)
Composer

Youth Clouds (1957)
Archive footage

After Dark: Niche Influential Films of the 20th Century (2021)
Archive footage

TCM Remembers 2020 (2020)
House: The State of Japanese Cinema in the 1970s (2018)
Special Effects

House (1977)
Additional Crew

Manuke sensei (1998)
Camera and Electrical Department

Emotion (1966)
Music Department

The Reason (2004)
Production Manager

Tamashi asobi hoko (1988)

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Awards

12 wins & 11 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

Began making films as a child, using a projector and film owned by his physician father.

Trademark

A student of piano, he features the instrument prominently in numerousfilms, particularly House (1977) and The Drifting Classroom (1987).

Nickname

Star Sign

Capricorn

Personal Details

Born

January 9, 1938
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Died

April 10, 2020 (age 82)
Tokyo, Japan

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