When will human beings be free to live their futures — not to mention their various present-tense existences — without the threat of destruction? That question, and its desire for earnest reply, ...

The ne plus ultra of Japanese maverick Nobuhiko Obayashi’s work as a surrealist and staunch anti-war advocate, the cult “House” director’s dizzying and frequently dazzling final feature is told ...

A casual audience might only know Nobuhiko Ôbayashi’s name because of his cult Japanese hit House, but Ôbayashi’s legacy of experimental cinema expands beyond that, a filmography so diverse and ...

Fans of the 1977 Japanese comedy horror film “House” (or “Hausu”) may recognize the name of director Nobuhiko Obayashi. In his first feature for a major Japanese studio, he used amateur actors in a ...

This phantasmagorical journey through Japanese history and cinema dazzles the eye and engages the mind for three amazing hours. It’s something of a miracle that “Labyrinth of Cinema” exists. After ...