Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

A heartwarming, based-on-true-story of how a hearing-impaired couple, Masahiro and Namiko, knew each other, got married and began participating in...

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

This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.

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...

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

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

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

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

A filmmaker recalls his youth in the town of Onomichi. In the present, he shoots a film in Onomichi alongside his cast, crew and family.

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

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

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

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...

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...

A meditation on eating people and quiet waitresses.

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.

An Obayashi film made with Takabayashi Yoichi.