Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

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.

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

Obayashi 8mm short about a man who reminisces about a girl in his past (played by Obayashi's soon-to-be wife Kyoko).

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

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...

Nobuhiko Obayashi's 2001 work "From the theme of Mahoroba". Obayashi filmed the works of Genjiro Ohno, a photographer who has been photographing the...

A comprehensive document of the six-month production of "Casting Blossoms to the Sky," mixing truth and fiction.

A non-narrative tribute to the seaside town of Onomichi, where Obayashi grew up and where most of these films were made.

Special message from director Nobuhiko Obayashi.

A puppet animation Obayashi made while he was a teenager.

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

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

A woman and boy visit an ominous graveyard.

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

An Obayashi film made with Takabayashi Yoichi.

A short film by Obayashi Nobuhiko of people gathering by a beautiful lake in Canada.

A short visualization of a poem by Fukunaga Takehiko.

A short film by Obayashi Nobuhiko.

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