Nobuhiko Obayashi Movies

  • 1998
    Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

    Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

    Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel

    01998HD

    The second TV movie Obayashi Nobuhiko directed based on Akagawa Jiro's Mikeneko Holmes series.

    Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
  • 2001
    Farewell

    Farewell

    Farewell

    02001HD

    Yuichi Kosaka is a salaried businessman in Ueda city. His achievements have not been improved recently, and he is betrayed by the manager of takada....

    Farewell
  • 1990
    Why She Won't Marry

    Why She Won't Marry

    Why She Won't Marry

    01990HD

    Why She Won't Marry
  • 2019
    Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films

    Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films

    Seijo Story: 60 Years of Making Films

    02019HD

    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
  • 1980
    Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情

    Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情

    Making of いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情

    01980HD

    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
  • 2010
    Constructing a House

    Constructing a House

    Constructing a House

    72010HD

    Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's 1977 film House.

    Constructing a House
  • 1994
    Kane nara kaesen!

    Kane nara kaesen!

    Kane nara kaesen!

    01994HD

    Kane nara kaesen!
  • 1957
    Dandanko

    Dandanko

    Dandanko

    6.61957HD

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

    Dandanko
  • 2000
    Shinobugawa

    Shinobugawa

    Shinobugawa

    02000HD

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

    Shinobugawa
  • 1996
    Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction

    Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction

    Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction

    01996HD

    A detective film by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi. Made for TV.

    Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
  • 1963
    An Eater

    An Eater

    An Eater

    5.41963HD

    A meditation on eating people and quiet waitresses.

    An Eater
  • 1964
    Complexe

    Complexe

    Complexe

    6.61964HD

    Nobuhiko Obayashi's short experimental film shows off persistence in film editing in the early 60s.

    Complexe
  • 1970
    Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction

    Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction

    Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction

    01970HD

    A short film by Obayashi Nobuhiko.

    Memories of the Sea = Sabishinbo, Introduction
  • 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
  • 1988
    My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    01988HD

    A young woman moves in with her estranged father after her mother passes away.

    My Heart Belongs to Daddy
  • 1963
    Onomichi

    Onomichi

    Onomichi

    51963HD

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

    Onomichi
  • 1944
    Popeye's Treasure Island

    Popeye's Treasure Island

    Popeye's Treasure Island

    01944HD

    An animated short Obayashi made while still a child.

    Popeye's Treasure Island
  • 1972
    Stampede Country

    Stampede Country

    Stampede Country

    01972HD

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

    Stampede Country
  • 1971
    Orere orara

    Orere orara

    Orere orara

    01971HD

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

    Orere orara
  • 1968
    Confession

    Confession

    Confession

    6.41968HD

    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