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Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association
What's a Director?
Nobuhiko Obayashi's 2001 work "From the theme of Mahoroba". Obayashi filmed the works of Genjiro Ohno, a photographer who has been photographing the...
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
Special message from director Nobuhiko Obayashi.
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She...
House
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
Making of Nobuhiko Obayashi's TV Program in 1980 called...
Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情
Kane nara kaesen!
While Ryoko is in Vienna studying music, her boyfriend dies in a traffic accident. Ryoko believes that she has psychic powers which killed him, and...
Cute Devil
This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and...
Making of 'Dreams'
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
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
Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's 1977 film House.
Constructing a House
Komori Tiaki is a budding tennis student. However, one day in training her coach hits the ball into her eye accidentally. She is taken to hospital...
The Visitor in the Eye
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.
Confession
Zokubutsu zukan
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
Dives deep into the tragicomic world of the"towns-people" stand-ins working at Warp Station Edo, a popular shooting location for samurai dramas,...
Extro
A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.
The Unspoiled Diamond
Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known...
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese...
Labyrinth of Cinema
Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing...
The Stupid Teacher
Director Nobuhiko Obayashi is often dubbed "the cinematic magician." 2 and a half years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer with 3 months to live. But...
Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise
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...
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker