Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

This is a work of Nobuhiko Obayashi when he was around 30 years old. This semi-documentary from the perspective of a young designer visiting Japan...

A short film by Obayashi Nobuhiko made while making a commercial for Hitachi.

A filmmaker recalls his youth in the town of Onomichi. In the present, he shoots a film in Onomichi alongside his cast, crew and family.

A young couple go on a picnic in the forest, where the woman reveals that she is pregnant.

Making of Nobuhiko Obayashi's TV Program in 1980 called...

A short film by Obayashi Nobuhiko of a collection of photos by Shinoyama Kishin of the Rio Carnival.

A program of five films on love and sex from the Japanese underground of the experimental cinema, assembled by avant-garde cineaste Takahiko Iimura,...

A short visualization of a poem by Fukunaga Takehiko.

A promotional movie that was shown to Kirin Brewery factory visitors at the time. Japanese history and family memories intertwine with a musical...

A puppet animation Obayashi made while he was a teenager.

Notes from the Labyrinth, a 60-minute documentary featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Ôbayashi and the cast...

A woman and boy visit an ominous graveyard.

A short scene of a mother and her little son playing ball games on a set of steps together.

It is the 1950’s, and the protagonist, identified only as ‘I,’ has come from Tokyo to study, burdened by the high expectations of...

An animated short Obayashi made while still a child.

Director Nobuhiko Obayashi is often dubbed "the cinematic magician." 2 and a half years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer with 3 months to live. But...

A short film by Obayashi Nobuhiko.

An Obayashi film made with Takabayashi Yoichi.

A girl, Kalina, who lives in Belarus spends summer vacation at grandma's house in rural area. They village is very close to the area prohibited to...