Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

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

A short visualization of a poem by Fukunaga Takehiko.

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

An animated film Obayashi made while still a child.

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

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...

Special message from director Nobuhiko Obayashi.

An Obayashi film made with Takabayashi Yoichi.

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...

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...

An experimental film edited from footage of the Japanese countryside.

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

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