Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

This is a humorous depiction of the escapades between a young lady who is forced into a political marriage and a university student who falls in love...

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

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

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

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

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

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 film by Obayashi Nobuhiko.

An animated short Obayashi made while still a child.

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

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 short visualization of a poem by Fukunaga Takehiko.

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

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

A woman and boy visit an ominous graveyard.

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 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...

An Obayashi film made with Takabayashi Yoichi.