



大林宣彦
Directing1938Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Biography
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.
Known For
Acting History
2021
Notes from the Labyrinth
as Self
2020
Labyrinth of Cinema
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
Labyrinth of Cinema
Producer
Labyrinth of Cinema
Director
Labyrinth of Cinema
Screenplay
Labyrinth of Cinema
Editor
2019
2017
2014
2012
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Director
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Screenplay
2011
Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl
as Narration
2010
Constructing a House
as Self
2008
2007
Switching – Goodbye Me
Director
Switching – Goodbye Me
Screenplay
Switching – Goodbye Me
Editor
Switching – Goodbye Me
Original Music Composer
Song of Goodbye
Director
Song of Goodbye
Writer
Song of Goodbye
Music
2004
2002
2000
The Stupid Teacher
as The Director John
Shinobugawa
Director
The Stupid Teacher
Director
The Stupid Teacher
Writer
The Stupid Teacher
Editor
1999
1998
Sada
Director
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Original Music Composer
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Screenplay
Sada
Writer
Sada
Editor
Sada
Original Music Composer
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
Director
1997
Time Leap
Executive Producer
1996
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Director
1995
1994
1993
Russian Lullabies
as Self
Haruka, Nostalgia
Director
Haruka, Nostalgia
Writer
Haruka, Nostalgia
Editor
Russian Lullabies
Director
Samurai Kids
Director
Samurai Kids
Editor
1992
The Rocking Horsemen
Director
The Rocking Horsemen
Editor
1991
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Director
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Editor
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Theme Song Performance
1990
Making of 'Dreams'
as Self
Making of 'Dreams'
Editor
Making of 'Dreams'
Director
Why She Won't Marry
Director
1989
Beijing Watermelon
Director
1988
The Discarnates
Director
The Strange Pair
Editor
The Strange Pair
Screenplay
The Strange Pair
Director
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Director
1987
1986
His Motorbike, Her Island
Director
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Original Music Composer
April Fish
Director
April Fish
Screenplay
April Fish
Editor
1985
1984
Kenya Boy
Director
The Deserted City
Director
The Island Closest to Heaven
Director
The Deserted City
Original Music Composer
1983
Lover, Come Back to Me
Director
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Director
Aiko 16-sai
Executive Producer
Legend of the Cat Monster
Director
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Dialogue
Legend of the Cat Monster
Original Music Composer
1982
1979
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Film Director
Temptation of Angel
Producer
1978
1977
House
as Husband (uncredited)
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
as Tennis Referee
House
Director
House
Special Effects
The Mouse and His Child
Lyricist
House
Producer
1975
Death at an Old Mansion
Original Music Composer
1972
Stampede Country
Director
Happy Dinosaur's Album
Director
1971
Orere orara
Director
1970
Evil Spirits of Japan
Original Music Composer
1969
Cheers in the Palm!
Director
1968
1963
An Eater
Director
Onomichi
Director
Remembrance
Director
Nakasendo
Director
Remembrance
Editor
Nakasendo
Screenplay
Nakasendo
Original Music Composer
Nakasendo
Director of Photography
Nakasendo
Editor
An Eater
Director of Photography
Remembrance
Original Music Composer
1962
T-shi no gogo
Director
1958
The Girl in the Picture
Director
The Girl in the Picture
Screenplay
The Girl in the Picture
Editor
The Girl in the Picture
Director of Photography
The Girl in the Picture
Original Music Composer
1957
Youth・Cloud
Director
1952
King Kong
Director
1945
The Stupid Teacher
Director
1944
Popeye's Treasure Island
Director





