Where to start with Nobuhiko Obayashi

Nobuhiko Obayashi has 14 films in our catalog with a 6.5+ score. The reasonable entry order is below — most approachable first, deep cuts last. Skip ahead if you already know the early work.

12 films · curated from the catalog · ordered by critical consensus

Seven Weeks

2014 · ★ 8.1

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His Motorbike, Her Island

1986 · ★ 7.8

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Chizuko's Younger Sister

1991 · ★ 7.4

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House

1977 · ★ 7.3

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Lonely Heart

1985 · ★ 7.1

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Hanagatami

2017 · ★ 7.1

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Sada

1998 · ★ 7.0

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Casting Blossoms to the Sky

2012 · ★ 6.9

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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

1983 · ★ 6.8

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Labyrinth of Cinema

2020 · ★ 6.8

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Emotion

1966 · ★ 6.8

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The Discarnates

1988 · ★ 6.6

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