Nobuhiko Obayashi Filmes

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

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...

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

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...

This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.

Experimental short film depicting the life, perhaps real, perhaps a dream, of a young girl named Emi. Emi travels to the city where she encounters...

A detective film by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi. Made for TV.

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

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

A woman and boy visit an ominous graveyard.

Yuichi Kosaka is a salaried businessman in Ueda city. His achievements have not been improved recently, and he is betrayed by the manager of takada....

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

An animated film Obayashi made while still a child.

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

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

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

A short film by Obayashi Nobuhiko.

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...