Nobuhiko Obayashi's films are characterized by their use of surreal, dreamlike imagery and their playful, experimental approach to storytelling. Often compared to the films of French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard, Obayashi's films are unique in their use of nonlinear narratives and their unorthodox visual style.
Few filmmakers have captured the spirit of the psychedelic experience quite like Japanese auteur Nobuhiko Obayashi. In films like House (1977) and Hanagatami (1997), Obayashi creates visual and narrative worlds that are both strange and beautiful, surreal and deeply unsettling.
Anyway Obayashi's best-known film, House), is a perfect example of his psychedelic approach to filmmaking. The film tells the story of a group of teenage girls who visit a haunted house, and is filled with surreal images and wild, unexpected plot twists. It's a truly unique film experience, and one that could only have been created by Obayashi.
With their mind-bending visuals and disorienting narrative structures, Obayashi's films offer a unique and unforgettable cinematic exploration of the psychedelic experience. From the mind-bending House to the visually stunning Hanagatami, Obayashi's films offer a truly unique and unforgettable cinematic experience.
If you're looking for a mind-bending cinematic experience, then be sure to check out the films of Nobuhiko Obayashi. You won't be disappointed.
• Emotion (1966)
• Hausu (1977)
• The Eye's Visitor (1977)
• Furimukeba Ai (1978)
• The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
• School in the Crosshairs (1981)
• Tenkōsei (1982)
• Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1983)
• Shinjuro (1984)
• The Deserted City (1984)
• Kenya Boy (1984)
• The Island Closest to Heaven (1984)
• Lonely Heart (1985)
• Four Sisters (1985)
• His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
• April Fish (1986)
• Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
• The Drifting Classroom (1987)
• The Strange Couple (1988)
• The Discarnates (1988)
• Watashi no Kokoro wa Papa no Mono (1988)
• Beijing Watermelon (1989)
• The Reason She Doesn't Get Married (1990)
• Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
• The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
• Haruka, Nosutarujii (1993)
• Samurai Kids (1993)
• A Mature Woman (1994)
• Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995)
• Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction (1996)
• Sada (1998)
• I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998)
• One Summer's Day (1999)
• The Last Snow (2002)
• The Reason (2004)
• Song of Goodbye (2006)
• Exchange Students - Goodbye to You (2007)
• Before That Day (2008)
• Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)
• Seven Weeks (2014)
• Hanagatami (2017)
• Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
