Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

About Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

Who is it?: Director, Editor, Writer
Birth Day: January 09, 1938
Birth Place:  Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Japan
Occupation: Film director, screenwriter, editor, film producer
Years active: 1960–present

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi was born on January 09, 1938 in  Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Japan, is Director, Editor, Writer. Nobuhiko Ôbayashi was born on January 9, 1938 in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He is a director and editor, known for Onna-zakari (1994), Ijin-tachi to no natsu (1988) and Hausu (1977).
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Popular As Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Occupation Director
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born January 09, 1938 ( Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Japan)
Birthday January 09
Town/City  Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Biography/Timeline

1938

Obayashi was born on 9 January 1938 in the city of Onomichi, Japan. He was the eldest son of a father who was one in a long paternal line of medical doctors. As his father was called to the battlefront during World War II, he was raised in his early infancy by his maternal grandparents. Through his childhood and adolescence Obayashi followed many artistic pursuits including drawing, writing, playing the piano, and a growing interest in animation and film.

1955

In 1955 Obayashi, at the urging of his father, began procedures to enter medical school and become a Doctor. However, he shortly thereafter abandoned this initiative partway through an entrance examination in order to follow his artistic interests. In 1956 he was accepted to the liberal arts department of Seijo University where he began to work with 8 and 16mm film. Toward the end of his stay at the university Obayashi began working on a series of experimental films. Along with works by other filmmakers such as Shuji Terayama and Donald Richie, Obayshi's films would develop the tone of Japanese experimental cinema through the 1960s. In these early experimental films Obayashi employed a number of avant-garde techniques that he would carry into his later mainstream work. Though these films tended to be of a personal nature, they received public viewership due to distribution by the Art Theatre Guild.

1970

Following his departure from university, Obayashi continued to work on his experimental films while earning a living as a Director in the new field of television advertisements. Obayashi's TV commercials had a visual appeal similar to that of his experimental works. In the 1970s he began a series of Japanese ads featuring well-known American stars such as Kirk Douglas and Charles Bronson. Obayashi began directing feature films starting in 1977 with the horror comedy House. The film employed a mixture of trick photography and avant-garde techniques to achieve its distinctive, surreal visuals. Through the 1980s and onwards he continued to make feature films and broadened his mainstream appeal. He has become particularly well known for his coming-of-age movies: films such as Exchange Students (1982) and Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) have prominent coming-of-age themes while still maintaining surreal fantasy elements and Obayashi's distinct visual flair.

1988

His 1988 film The Discarnates was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1998 film Sada was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.

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