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絵の中の少女 (1958)
Character: N/A
Obayashi 8mm short about a man who reminisces about a girl in his past (played by Obayashi's soon-to-be wife Kyoko)
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Film Director Nobuhiko Obayashi: His Promise (2019)
Character: Self
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 that did not deter him from making movies. Currently, he's in post-production on the second film he's done since being diagnosed. He's driven by the message of his late friend, the maestro Akira Kurosawa: "Movies have the power to stop fighting. Look 400 years ahead and keep on shooting." We follow Obayashi's extraordinary career and his mission to use the big screen to send out a message of peace.
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遙かなる憧れギロチン恋の旅 (1968)
Character: N/A
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.
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カリーナの林檎 チェルノブイリの森 (2011)
Character: Narration
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 reside because of radioactive contamination. Kalina's family had lived there, but they break up in the attack of mom. Dad moved in far-off Moscow to earn the hospital charges for Mon. One day, hospitalized Mon tells Kalina 'There is a castle of devils in a town called Chernobyl. They are spreading out poisons.' Kalina tells grandma it. She laughs and says 'God will attack them.' However, grandma gets sick, and mom's condition has deteriorated. Kalina wonders why God wouldn't help her. 'If god wouldn't do anything, I do by myself' Kalina decides to go to Chernobyl.
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乙女物語 お嬢様危機イッパツ！ (1990)
Character: N/A
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 with her.
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映画の肖像 黒澤明 大林宣彦 映画的対話 MAKING OF 'DREAMS' (1990)
Character: Self
This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast and crew.
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Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker (1968)
Character: Himself
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 from Northern Europe tells the story of the filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi and his friends who the young designer encounters in Japan.
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Notes from the Labyrinth (2021)
Character: Self
Notes from the Labyrinth, a 60-minute documentary featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Ôbayashi and the cast during the making of the film LABYRINTH OF CINEMA.
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まほろば<土恋いのうた>の主題より (2001)
Character: N/A
Nobuhiko Obayashi's 2001 work "From the theme of Mahoroba". Obayashi filmed the works of Genjiro Ohno, a photographer who has been photographing the landscapes and people of Akita Prefecture for over 10 years.
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ニューカレドニア 28 Days (1985)
Character: N/A
A MAKING OF 天国にいちばん近い島/ The Island Closest to Heaven, narrated by Harada Tomoyo.
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マヌケ先生 (2000)
Character: The Director John
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 a lot of commotion.
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映画監督って何だ！ (2006)
Character: N/A
Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association
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Russian Lullabies (1993)
Character: Self
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 each family to record their daily life in their homes on video. Using old lullabies as background, the documentary reveals the intimacy, joys, fears and expectations of these families.
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愛の嵐の中で (1978)
Character: N/A
Comedy-suspense thriller about a girl, who investigates her sister's mysterious death.
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エキストロ (2019)
Character: Self
Dives deep into the tragicomic world of the"towns-people" stand-ins working at Warp Station Edo, a popular shooting location for samurai dramas, through a piercing study of a 63-year-old extra. Utilizing mockumentary stylings, this ambitious film forms a compelling commentary on the aspirations that shape film production and the feelings that a simple, ho-hum life can evoke.
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ダイアモンドは傷つかない (1982)
Character: Meeting Host
A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.
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海辺の映画館－キネマの玉手箱 (2020)
Character: The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John
When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.
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金田一耕助の冒険 (1979)
Character: Film Director
Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.
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ハウス (1977)
Character: Husband (uncredited)
Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.
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金なら返せん！ (1994)
Character: N/A
Tanaka Yoshio, an ordinary salaryman, is always eager to impress his girlfriend Reiko, but his wallet is always empty. His only lifeline is his credit card, but one day he forgets the repayment date and finds himself in a tight spot. With no other options, Tanaka resorts to taking out a cash advance.
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ブラックジャック 瞳の中の訪問者 (1977)
Character: Tennis Referee
Komori Chiaki is a budding tennis student. However, one day while training, her coach hits a ball into her eye on accident. At the hospital, the news that she will never regain the sight in her eye leaves her heartbroken. As a last resort, she undergoes a costly surgery from the mysterious doctor known as Black Jack, where after a successful operation, a mysterious figure starts to emerge in her vision, and only she can see it.
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Constructing a House (2010)
Character: Self
Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's 1977 film House.
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![大林宣彦＆恭子の成城物語 [完全版] ～夫婦で歩んだ60年の映画作り～](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w45//2YvUfBL89IM63r3bBW2rHldFX1B.jpg)
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大林宣彦＆恭子の成城物語 [完全版] ～夫婦で歩んだ60年の映画作り～ (2019)
Character: Self
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 acclaimed films together for 60 years.
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MOMENT (1981)
Character: N/A
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 boyfriends with her two friends, meets a strange boy with heart disease, and regularly bumps into a serial bomber.
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