Known for Directing
Nobuhiro Yamashita was born on August 29, 1976 in Aichi, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for The Matsugane Potshot Affair (2006), Hazy Life (1999) and Linda Linda Linda (2005).
Born
August 29, 1976 (age 49)
Birthplace
Handa, Aichi, Japan
Filmography
61 films, 18 shows
Ghost Cat Anzu
2024 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant "ghost cat" and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu's odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.
Confession
2024 · 1h 16m
country: Japan
A suspense thriller about two men, one of whom tells his darkest secret to the other, and the ensuing fight for survival between the two in a snowbound hut.
Swimming in a Sand Pool
2024 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
It's summer vacation, but two high schoolers have been instructed to clean the (empty) swimming pool. As they sweep the pool, they initially discuss school life, love and makeup. But it isn't long before their worries begin to overflow and their thoughts intersect.
Let's Go Karaoke!
2024 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
Satomi Oka is worried about his final choir competition but is accosted by a shadowy gangster, Kyouji Narita, who demands karaoke sessions with him.
One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
2023 · 2h
country: Japan
Set in Kyoto, Japan, a love story takes place between Hajime and Reika. Hajime is a handsome young man, who is usually a second quicker than everyone else and straightforward. He works at the post office. Reika is a young woman, who is usually a step slower than everyone else. After Valentine's Day, Hajime wakes up and is unable to remember what happened that day.
Redder Than Yesterday, Bluer Than Tomorrow: Cinema Fighters Project
2021 · 2h 4m
country: Japan
The fourth instalment of LDH Pictures, Cinema Fighters project. This time with all the main characters of the six short stories being portrayed by the members of Generations from Exile Tribe.
Ramblers 2
2021 · 31m
country: Japan
After Kaji, a mutual friend and actor, passed away, the director Kinoshita (Hiroshi Yamamoto), the scriptwriter Tsuboi (Keishi Nagatsuka), and the actor Funaki (Takeshi Yamamoto) leave Tokyo to visit Kaji’s hometown. After attending the wake, the three go bar-hopping at an izakaya (tavern) and hostess bar in a town they’ve never been to, but they cannot find a way to cope with Kaji’s death. The next day, they go to Kaji’s parents’ house and receive, from his younger sister, Junko, a fan letter addressed to him. The letter is from a young Korean girl, and apparently, Kaji read it many times over before he passed away. The news of the death of Kaji, who was not a famous actor even in Japan, had no way of reaching a fan in Korea. The three are left at a loss as to how to tell her the news.
Three Dateless Dudes(Plus One) Covid 19: A Deadly Battle
2021 · 11m
country: Japan
Ten years have passed since the disaster. The men are back. The new enemy they face is the new coronavirus. What comes before the four men, who have never met anyone new...
Lucky Owl with Shimako
2020 · 2m
country: Unknown
Four-year-old Shimako gets separated from her parents at Ikebukuro Station. Guided by an owl statue, she skips across Toshima Ward and embarks on a small adventure.
Hard-Core
2018 · 2h 4m
country: Japan
The life story of a treasure hunter who lives in the countryside of Gunma in Japan. He is pure and kind, but has no communication skills and has a mind of his own. His sole friend is his co-worker. This man has never had sex. The friends find a robot one day. The robot wants to stay with the men. A bond is formed. The men resolve to change their lives.
Takayuki Yamada in 3D
2017 · 1h 17m
country: Japan
Interview with Yamada Takayuki about his life, career and interests.
My Uncle
2016 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
Yukio Haruyama is an elementary school student. He has an uncle that teaches philosophy part-time at an university. His uncle leeches off his family. The uncle then goes on a blind date and falls in love with beautiful Eri Inaba. She is a fourth generation Japanese living in Hawaii. Sometime later, Eri goes back to Hawaii to take over a coffee farm left behind by her recently deceased grandmother. Yukio and his uncle travel to Hawaii to see Eri.
Over the Fence
2016 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
A recently divorced and traumatized man moves to Hakodate, Hokkaido and attends a vocational college to learn carpentry along with several other students who are in the same boat as he. When a couple of the guys go to a hostess club the man meets an unconventional girl who likes him and a relationship is born.
La La La at Rock Bottom
2015 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Shigeo is released from prison and immediately beaten up by some old associates, which results in him losing his memory. Kasumi, who just by chance happens to be the manager of a band, takes him in and discovers his talent for singing.
Girls in the Psychic Club
2014 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
Nobuhiro Yamashita shoots the adaption of the City Lights manga by Hiroyuki Ohashi with three members of the Nogizaka46 idol pop band. The story is told on three levels: Documentary-style on-set where we see the film being made and the idols struggling with their roles, the resulting movie which revolves around three girls in a psychic research club discovering a classmate with super powers who turns out to be an alien and a stage adaptation of the film with the same characters.
Tamako in Moratorium
2013 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
Tamako graduated from a university in Tokyo, but she now lives with her father back in Kofu. Tamako doesn't help her father or tries to get a job. She spends her time just eating and sleeping throughout the four seasons of the year.
Just Another Live Tape
Just Another Live Tape
2013 · 45m
country: Unknown
This is one of the films from the second installment of "Cinema☆Impact," a practical film workshop produced by director Masashi Yamamoto and featuring 13 up-and-coming film directors. Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita of "The Drudgery Train," this mockumentary captures the lives of students making a film. The students lose the data for their graduation film. While helping a woman who has come from the Philippines searching for her mother, they decide to document her journey, but the filming takes an unexpected turn.
Bungo: Stories of Desire
2012 · 3h 21m
country: Japan
Omnibus film "Bungo Sasayakana Yokubo" features 6 different short stories set under 2 different themes ("Mitsumerareru Shukujotachi" & "Kokuhaku Suru Shinshitachi").
The Drudgery Train
2012 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite sex. The working class Kanta becomes a sort of unruly anti-hero, maintaining his pride, defiance, and self-assurance even as his prospects seem increasingly grim.
My Back Page
2011 · 2h 21m
country: Japan
In 1969, Sawada is filled with idealism that permeated that era and starts working as a gonzo journalist for a weekly magazine. Two years later, Sawada interviews activist Umeyama with senior reporter Nakahira. Umeyama boasts that his group will steal arms and take action in April. Sawada doubts Umeyama's claims but is attracted to his personality. An incident occurs... Sawada hears news that a man was killed at a army post...
Mechakowa 3 Reinōryoku o Motsu Otoko" Kyōgaku no Dokyumento
2009 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
This is the third installment of the psychic documentary series in which Nobuhiro Yamashita and his assistant Yoshimi Nozaki travel to haunted places in Japan in search of spiritual encounters.
Mechakowa 2 Shiryō to no Sōgū 'Kyōfu! Shinrei Supotto Jūrenpatsu' Kyōgaku no Dokyumento
2009 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
This is the second installment of the psychic documentary series in which Nobuhiro Yamashita and his assistant Yoshimi Nozaki travel to haunted places in Japan in search of spiritual encounters.
Mechakowa 'Norowareta Shinrei Firumu' Kyōgaku no Dokyumento
2009 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
The first attempt in the history of J-horror! A new combination of horror and documentary, here is an unprecedented approach to "horror" that goes beyond "The Blair Witch Project"!
A Gentle Breeze in the Village
2007 · 2h 1m
country: Japan
Soyo, a student in a school with only six students, develops feelings for the new student, Hiromi, who has moved from Tokyo.
The Matsugane Potshot Affair
2007 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and darkly humorous.
Ten Nights of Dreams
2007 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and psychological panache. Representing the combined efforts of eleven directors, this outstanding anthology delves into the surreal subconscious with ten madly imaginative, reality-subverting visions that range from wonderfully wacky to nightmarishly unsettling.
The Unknown Person
2006 · 1h 4m
country: Japan
Low-budget corporate PR videos and a small company that only produces local commercials. A video production company receives a request to create a promotional video for an acting school called "Tetsuo Juku." The director immediately begins filming, but hears some unsavoury rumours about the school's headmaster, Funaki Tetsuo, from one of the students. Suspicious, the director begins interviewing other students about the rumours, and criminal facts such as harassment and exorbitant tuition fees are revealed one after another. 'The Road' was produced alongside 'The Unknown Man' and were both released together on the same DVD.
The Road
The Road
2006 · 46m
country: Unknown
The production process of independent film director Yoshimi Noyori's new film was to be featured in a documentary program, but what the program staff saw on set was the intense learning of the director and staff. Troubles and misfortunes that befell them one after another pushed them to their physical and mental limits, eventually leading to a deadly death.
Linda Linda Linda
2005 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
Only three days before the school festival, a newly formed high school band rushes to put together a set for their big show — including a hit single by '80s by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts.
Cream Lemon
2004 · 1h 15m
country: Japan
Based on the cult adult anime OVA of the same title, this film depicts the passionate love between a stepbrother and sister, discovered one weekend when their parents go away. Their relationship soon must come to an end, but not before it changes their lives forever.
Ramblers
2003 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Two young men arrive at a deserted countryside train station. They are Tsuboi and Kinoshita, amateur filmmakers on their way to a meeting with a genuine film star who might be interested in appearing in their next production.
Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
2003 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
Third installment of the Deka Matsuri omnibus series. 11 films made under the conditions: "the main character must be a detective" "the length must not exceed 10 minutes" "at least five gags must be included"
No One's Ark
2003 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
Daisuke and his girlfriend have failed at selling a smelly health drink named Akajiru in Tokyo, amassing five million yen in debts. In order to recover financially, they retreat to Daisuke's island hometown.
The Most Dangerous Man Alive!
The Most Dangerous Man Alive!
2003 · 38m
country: Japan
Ozaki is a police detective and part-time adult video 'juice actor', whose only job is ejaculation. One day, adult video director Yamashita is told about Ozaki. Yamashita also learns Aiko, a newcomer adult video actress, has special taste for detectives. Stupidly, Yamashita thinks he can make a good adult video by pairing them...
105 Yen Hamburger
2000 · 15m
country: Unknown
The manager of McDonald's, who has been missing for three weeks, suddenly arrives at the apartment of a young couple.
Hazy Life
1999 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
Tsutomu meets Kee outside a Pachinko hall. The two strike up an unlikely friendship.
Hiroshi and Rolan
1999 · 12m
country: Unknown
Hiroshi brings a foreign woman to his small apartment after a student party. The woman soon falls asleep from drunkenness and the sexual fantasies of the man left alone begin.
Seasons Seeds
1998 · 19m
country: Unknown
A conversation between two disgruntled young men in a small apartment. They seem to be on good terms with each other, even if they are in a whispering mood. They finally fart and play with each other. One of the young men is played by Nobuhiro Yamashita himself.
The Rotting Woman
1997 · 10m
country: Japan
After she was attacked by zombies, a woman escapes and shuts herself up in a bathroom.
Night imitate Summer
1996 · 10m
country: Unknown
A young salesman dives in and makes a sales pitch. He is led into a small company in an apartment building, but he can't see the face of the woman who is guiding him, or the man from the company who is dealing with the salesman. Besides, someone or something is sitting backwards in the back of the room.