Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

Special message from director Nobuhiko Obayashi.

An experimental film edited from footage of the Japanese countryside.

A woman and boy visit an ominous graveyard.

A short film by Obayashi Nobuhiko.

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

An animated film Obayashi made while still a child.

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

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...

A puppet animation Obayashi made while he was a teenager.

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

An Obayashi film made with Takabayashi Yoichi.

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