Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

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

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 short Obayashi made while still a child.

A promotional movie that was shown to Kirin Brewery factory visitors at the time. Japanese history and family memories intertwine with a musical...

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

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

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

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 short film by Obayashi Nobuhiko.

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

A puppet animation Obayashi made while he was a teenager.

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

A short visualization of a poem by Fukunaga Takehiko.

A woman and boy visit an ominous graveyard.

An animated film Obayashi made while still a child.

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

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

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...

An Obayashi film made with Takabayashi Yoichi.