Directing
Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Titles
- 90movies
- Career
Active from 1944 to 2020, busiest in 1963 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 75titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Hanagatami86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Coming of Age5.9average 3.0
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.7
- Wonder5.4average 3.4
- Fantasy3.7average 1.7
- Uncanny4.4average 2.5
- Historical4.2average 2.6
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Scare3.7average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.4
- Crime2.3, average 3.7
- Violence3.4, average 4.2
- Class & Capitalism2.6, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 10
- Nostalgic 6
- Mystery 5
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Coming-of-Age Story 4
- Melancholy 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Psychological Horror 2
- Supernatural Elements 2
- Philosophical 2
- World War II 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- YYoshitaka SakamotoCinematographerHouse, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Legend of the Cat Monster, Lonely Heart, His Motorbike, Her Island, +11 more
Wakaba IrieActorThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Legend of the Cat Monster, Lonely Heart, Four Sisters, The Deserted City, +7 more
Toru MinegishiActorLegend of the Cat Monster, Four Sisters, His Motorbike, Her Island, The Deserted City, The Island Closest to Heaven, +6 more
Toshinori OmiActorThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Chizuko's Younger Sister, The Drifting Classroom, Lonely Heart, Four Sisters, +6 more
Ittoku KishibeActorThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Chizuko's Younger Sister, Lonely Heart, Turning Point, The Motive, +5 more
Toshie NegishiActorThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The Drifting Classroom, Sada, His Motorbike, Her Island, The Deserted City, +4 more- KKosuke YamashitaComposerLabyrinth of Cinema, The Motive, Hanagatami, Casting Blossoms to the Sky, Seven Weeks, +4 more
- NNaoshi MiyazakiComposerLonely Heart, Four Sisters, His Motorbike, Her Island, The Deserted City, Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye, +3 more
- TTadashi NaitôWriterLonely Heart, The Stupid Teacher, Labyrinth of Cinema, Seven Weeks, Switching – Goodbye Me, +3 more
Yasufumi HayashiActorThe Drifting Classroom, Beijing Watermelon, The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe, The Rocking Horsemen, Goodbye for Tomorrow, +2 more
BengalActorBeijing Watermelon, Sada, The Rocking Horsemen, The Discarnates, Haruka, Nostalgia, +2 more
Joe HisaishiComposerChizuko's Younger Sister, The Drifting Classroom, Turning Point, The Rocking Horsemen, Samurai Kids, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
842020s
1 title · average score 70
as The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
2010s
5 titles · average score 77
Screenplay, Editor
Director, Editor
Director, Editor
Director, Screenplay
as Narration
2000s
10 titles · average score 67
Director, Editor
Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Director, Music
Director, Original Music Composer
Editor, Writer
Director, Original Music Composer
as The Director John
Director
1990s
16 titles · average score 69
Original Music Composer, Writer
Screenplay, Music
Director, Writer
Director, Editor
Original Music Composer, Editor
Screenplay, Director
Director, Editor
Screenplay, Director
Director
Director, Editor
Theme Song Performance, Editor
Director, Editor
1980s
21 titles · average score 66
Director
Director
Director, Adaptation
Director, Editor
Editor, Director
Screenplay, Director
Director
Director, Original Music Composer
Director, Editor
Director, Dialogue
Editor, Original Music Composer
Director
1970s
13 titles · average score 67
as Film Director
Producer
Director
as Saloon piano player
as Husband (uncredited)
as Tennis Referee
Lyricist
Original Music Composer
Director
Director
Original Music Composer
1960s
13 titles · average score 67
Director
Writer, Director of Photography
Camera Operator, Director
Editor, Director of Photography
Director, Director of Photography
Director
Director of Photography, Editor
Editor, Original Music Composer
Director, Editor
Editor, Director
1950s
3 titles
1940s
2 titles
Director
Director