Nobuhiko Ōbayashi

What are Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Fandor (5).

• Fandor5 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) · director, editor
  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012) · director, writer, editor
  • Hanagatami (2017) · director, writer, editor
  • Seven Weeks (2014) · director, writer, editor
  • School in the Crosshairs (1981) · director
• Tubi3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • House (1977) · director, producer · free
  • Labyrinth of Cinema (2019) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) · director, writer, editor · free
• The Criterion Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • House (1977) · director, producer
  • Sada (1998) · director, composer, editor
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • House (1977) · director, producer
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • School in the Crosshairs (1981) · director · free

Subscription and free streaming for Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

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  Labyrinth of Cinema(2019)

  Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films72^nd
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  Hanagatami(2017)

  Director · Editor · Writer

  Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films77^th
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  Seven Weeks(2014)

  Director · Editor · Writer

  Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films75^th
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  Casting Blossoms to the Sky(2012)

  Director · Editor · Writer

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films80^th
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  Song of Goodbye(2006)

  Director · Composer · Editor · Writer

  Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~31^st
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  Sada(1998)

  Director · Composer · Editor

  Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films77^th
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  The Rocking Horsemen(1992)

  Director · Editor

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast(1986)

  Director · Composer

  Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films82^nd
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  His Motorbike, Her Island(1986)

  Director · Editor

  Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films89^th
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  Kenya Boy(1984)

  Director · Editor

  Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films53^rd
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  The Girl Who Leapt Through Time(1983)

  Director · Editor · Writer

  Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films65^th
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  I Are You, You Am Me(1982)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  School in the Crosshairs(1981)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films61^st
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  House(1977)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films89^th

Career shape

Across their 14 MovieCove titles from 1977 to 2019.

Biggest box office

House (1977)

$227K worldwide

Highest rated

House (1977)

Midcredits 89^th

How do Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77^th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

68

• Crowd Pleaser6
• Mixed8

Most divisive · director, composer

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)

69^th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

House (1977)

Midcredits 89^th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nobuhiko Ōbayashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kyôko Ôbayashi shares the most, 10.