About Hideo Ōba
Lived 1910 – 1997 (aged 87). Hideo Ōba was a Japanese film director, screenwriter and director.
Hideo Ōba (大庭 秀雄, Ōba Hideo, 28 February 1910 – 10 March 1997) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Life Ōba was born on 28 February 1910, in Aoyama, Akasaka-ku, Tokyo.
In 1953, Ōba made Kazuo Kikuta's radio drama Kimi no na ha aired on NHK into a movie, which became a major hit. Kimi no na ha continued as a movie trilogy until 1954.
In his later years, he taught at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image.
Ōba died on 10 March 1997, at the age of 87.
Selected filmography
Otto no kachi (1939) Hana ha itsuwarazu (1941) Musume (1943) Kikyo (1950) Nagasaki no kane (1950) Kimi no na ha trilogy (1953-1954) Anata to tomoni (1955) Ejima ikushima (1955) Me no kabe (1958) Aru rakujitsu (1959) Zangiku monogatari (1963) Yukiguni (1965) Yokoborigawa (1966) Haru biyori (1967)
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Who was Hideo Ōba?
Japanese film director (1910-1997)
When was Hideo Ōba born?
Hideo Ōba was born on 28 February 1910 in Tokyo.
When did Hideo Ōba die?
Hideo Ōba died on 10 March 1997 in Chigasaki.
What was Hideo Ōba's occupation?
Hideo Ōba was a film director, screenwriter and director.
What nationality was Hideo Ōba?
Hideo Ōba was Japanese.
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