Nobuhiko Obayashi

was a Japanese director, screenwriter and editor. He was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. He was best known as the director of the 1977 horror movie "House". His other best movies are "Toki o Kakeru Shōjo" and "Hanagatami".
Obayashi died on April 10, 2020 in Tokyo of lung cancer at the age of 82.