The Girl in the Picture

The Girl in the Picture 1958

5.60

Obayashi 8mm short about a man who reminisces about a girl in his past (played by Obayashi's soon-to-be wife Kyoko)

1958

Dandanko

Dandanko 1957

6.60

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

1957

Thursday

Thursday 1961

5.20

A young couple go on a picnic in the forest, where the woman reveals that she is pregnant.

1961

Remembrance

Remembrance 1963

6.70

A woman and boy visit an ominous graveyard.

1963

King Kong

King Kong 1952

1

A puppet animation Obayashi made while he was a teenager.

1952

Happy Dinosaur's Album

Happy Dinosaur's Album 1972

1

A short film by Obayashi Nobuhiko of people gathering by a beautiful lake in Canada.

1972

Nakasendo

Nakasendo 1963

5.00

An experimental film edited from footage of the Japanese countryside.

1963

Stampede Country

Stampede Country 1972

1

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

1972

Orere orara

Orere orara 1971

1

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

1971

T-shi no gogo

T-shi no gogo 1962

1

An Obayashi film made with Takabayashi Yoichi.

1962