title: Obayashi (surname)
text: # Obayashi (surname)
  
  Obayashi (小林), Ōbayashi or Oobayashi (大林) is a Japanese surname. notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Atsushi Obayashi (大林 敦, born 1943), Japanese swimmer
  * Nobuhiko Obayashi (大林 宣彦, 1938–2020), Japanese director and screenwriter
  * Motoko Obayashi (大林 素子, born 1967), Japanese volleyball player
  * Ryūsuke Ōbayashi (大林 隆介, born 1946), Japanese voice actor
  * Yoshi Obayashi, Japanese-born American comedian
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Keiko Obayashi, the main character of the 2003 comedy film Drugstore Girl
  * Teruko Obayashi (大林 照子), a character from Strike Witches
  