Nobuhiko OBAYASHI

大林宣彦

Nobuhiko OBAYASHI

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Nobuhiko OBAYASHI was born in Onomichi (Hiroshima Prefecture) in 1938. He directed several experimental films throughout the sixties before making his commercial feature film debut in 1977 with the horror movie HOUSE (NC ’12 and NC ’20), which is now considered a cult classic. SADA won him the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998. In his work, he often dealt with the struggles of life in wartime, as in CASTING BLOSSOMS TO THE SKY (NC ’12), SEVEN WEEKS (NC ’15), and HANAGATAMI (NC ’18). In addition to his cinematic oeuvre, he also shot over 3,000 commercials with international actors and actresses. He passed away on April 10, 2020.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

The Young And Wild, Japan 1986 (Music) NC22
The Young And Wild, Japan 1986 (Director) NC22
Labyrinth Of Cinema, Japan 2019 (Director) NC20
Labyrinth Of Cinema, Japan 2019 (Script) NC20
Extro, Japan 2019 (Cast) NC20
House, Japan 1977 (Director) NC20
Hanagatami, Japan 2017 (Director) NC18
Hanagatami, Japan 2017 (Script) NC18
Seven Weeks, Japan 2014 (Director) NC15
Seven Weeks, Japan 2014 (Script) NC15
Casting Blossoms To The Sky, Japan 2011 (Director) NC12
Casting Blossoms To The Sky, Japan 2011 (Script) NC12
Nakasendo, Japan 1963 (Director) NC07

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