As Director
Four Sisters
1985
7.2
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Acting
Born
January 9, 1938
Born in
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Died
April 10, 2020
Bio
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.
Movies & Shows
As Director, As Writer
Miss Lonely
1985
7.0
As Director
The Island Closest to Heaven
1984
6.1
As Director
Kenya Boy
1984
5.2
As Director
The Deserted City
1984
6.8
As Director
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1983
6.7
As Director
Cute Devil
1982
7.0
As Actor
The Unspoiled Diamond
1982
4.2
As Director
I Are You, You Am Me
1982
6.6
As Director
School in the Crosshairs
1981
6.0
As Director
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979
6.4
As Director
Take Me Away!
1978
7.0
As Director
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
5.5
As Director
House
1977
7.3
As Director, As Writer
Confession
1968
6.4
As Director, As Writer
Emotion
1966
6.7
As Director
An Eater
1963
5.4
As Director, As Writer
Thursday
1961
5.2