Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

It is the 1950’s, and the protagonist, identified only as ‘I,’ has come from Tokyo to study, burdened by the high expectations of...

An experimental film edited from footage of the Japanese countryside.

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

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. This is a valuable piece of musical style that introduces the...

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

Special message from director Nobuhiko Obayashi.

An animated short Obayashi made while still a child.

A puppet animation Obayashi made while he was a teenager.

An animated film Obayashi made while still a child.