Nobuhiko Ôbayashi was born on January 9, 1938 in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He was a director and editor, known for Hausu (1977), Onna-zakari (1994) and Ijin-tachi to no natsu (1988). He was married to Kyôko Ôbayashi. He died on April 10, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.