Nobuhiko Obayashi

Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

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

Special message from director Nobuhiko Obayashi.

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the...

Pocky, an upbeat high-schooler, is told she will die in three days by a psychic whose predictions always come true. Along the way, she talks about...

Making of Nobuhiko Obayashi's TV Program in 1980 called 「いい旅チャレンジ20,000km清水港線・旅の表情』

Tanaka Yoshio, an ordinary salaryman, is always eager to impress his girlfriend Reiko, but his wallet is always empty. His only lifeline is his...

This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews...

Film director Nobuhiko Obayashi went to Russia in 1992 and visited, with his crew, five families from five different cities and asked one member of...

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

Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's 1977 film House.

Komori Chiaki is a budding tennis student. However, one day while training, her coach hits a ball into her eye on accident. At the hospital, the news...

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.

After meeting as college students in the cinema town of Seijo, husband and wife Nobuhiko and Kyoko Obayashi have gone on to direct and produce...

Dives deep into the tragicomic world of the"towns-people" stand-ins working at Warp Station Edo, a popular shooting location for samurai dramas,...

A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.

Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known...

Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing...

When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.

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...

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...

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...

This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.

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

A MAKING OF 天国にいちばん近い島/ The Island Closest to Heaven, narrated by Harada Tomoyo.

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...

Comedy-suspense thriller about a girl, who investigates her sister's mysterious death.

A motorcycle cop and a freelance photographer, having learned the location of 1 billion yen's worth of the Imperial Navy's gold, team up to salvage...

The Japanese pop music duo Pink Lady are circus performers who show kindness toward a captured "monster," a sad, furry being (played by a man in a...