Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

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

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

Special message from director Nobuhiko Obayashi.

A woman and boy visit an ominous graveyard.

Nobuhiko Obayashi's short experimental film shows off persistence in film editing in the early 60s.

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

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...

An animated short Obayashi made while still a child.

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 puppet animation Obayashi made while he was a teenager.

An animated film Obayashi made while still a child.

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