Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

  • 2007
    Song of Goodbye

    Song of Goodbye

    Song of Goodbye

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    It is the second work of the Oita trilogy of Obayashi . Following " Nigori Snow ", Ise Masazo draws a song written by composers and songwriter...

    Song of Goodbye
  • 1961
    Thursday

    Thursday

    Thursday

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

    Thursday
  • 1998
    Sada

    Sada

    Sada

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    The film follows the life of Sada Abe, who became a celebrity in 1936 after strangling her lover and slicing off his penis.

    Sada
  • 1981
    MOMENT

    MOMENT

    MOMENT

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    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...

    MOMENT
  • 1978
    Inside the Storm of Love

    Inside the Storm of Love

    Inside the Storm of Love

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

    Inside the Storm of Love
  • 1966
    Emotion

    Emotion

    Emotion

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    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...

    Emotion
  • 2014
    Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document

    02014HD

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

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
  • 2019
    Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films

    Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films

    Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films

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    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...

    Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films
  • 1963
    An Eater

    An Eater

    An Eater

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    A meditation on eating people and quiet waitresses.

    An Eater
  • 1958
    The Girl in the Picture

    The Girl in the Picture

    The Girl in the Picture

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

    The Girl in the Picture
  • 1985
    New Caledonia 28 Days

    New Caledonia 28 Days

    New Caledonia 28 Days

    01985HD

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

    New Caledonia 28 Days
  • 1957
    Dandanko

    Dandanko

    Dandanko

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

    Dandanko
  • 1972
    Happy Dinosaur's Album

    Happy Dinosaur's Album

    Happy Dinosaur's Album

    01972HD

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

    Happy Dinosaur's Album
  • 1989
    Beijing Watermelon

    Beijing Watermelon

    Beijing Watermelon

    6.31989HD

    Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi, and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change...

    Beijing Watermelon
  • 1993
    Russian Lullabies

    Russian Lullabies

    Russian Lullabies

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    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...

    Russian Lullabies
  • 1962
    T-shi no gogo

    T-shi no gogo

    T-shi no gogo

    01962HD

    An Obayashi film made with Takabayashi Yoichi.

    T-shi no gogo
  • 1957
    Youth・Cloud

    Youth・Cloud

    Youth・Cloud

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    A short visualization of a poem by Fukunaga Takehiko.

    Youth・Cloud
  • 1972
    Stampede Country

    Stampede Country

    Stampede Country

    01972HD

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

    Stampede Country
  • 1963
    Nakasendo

    Nakasendo

    Nakasendo

    51963HD

    An experimental film edited from footage of the Japanese countryside.

    Nakasendo
  • 2021
    Notes from the Labyrinth

    Notes from the Labyrinth

    Notes from the Labyrinth

    02021HD

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

    Notes from the Labyrinth