EMOTION 伝説の午後＝いつか見たドラキュラ
Nobuhiko Obayashi • Emi Tabata, Sari Akasaka, Kyôko Hanyû
Nobuhiko Obayashi (大林 宣彦, Ōbayashi Nobuhiko; 9 January 1938 – 10 April 2020) was a Japanese director, screenwriter, and editor of films and television advertisements. He began his filmmaking career as a pioneer of Japanese experimental film before transitioning to more mainstream media, and his resulting filmography as a director spanned nearly 60 years. Best known as the director of the 1977 comedy horror film House , which has garnered a cult following, Obayashi was notable for his distinct surreal filmmaking style, as well as anti-war theme commonly found in his work. (( We were unable to find official subtitles for The Stupid Teacher , and we didn't want to embed the AI subs as supplied by the YouTube video we got it from; we uploaded it for those who might want to try; maybe let us know if they're legit? )) Nakasendo [中山道] (1963) An experimental short edited from footage of the Japanese countryside. Complexe [複合体] (1964) An examination of the persistence of film editing in the early 1960s. Emotion [EMOTION 伝説の午後＝いつか見たドラキュラ] (1966) An experimental short depicting the life–perhaps real, perhaps a dream–of a young girl named Emi, who travels to the city where she encounters her counterpart, Sari, and falls in love with... a vampire? Confession [遙かなる憧れギロチン恋の旅] (1968) [ no subs ] A filmmaker recalls his youth in the town of Onomichi. In the present, he shoots a film there alongside his cast, crew and family. House [ハウス, Hausu ] (1977) Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral countryside home, where the girls soon discover that there's much more to the old house than meets the eye. The Visitor in the Eye [ブラックジャック 瞳の中の訪問者, Burakku jakku - Hitomi no naka no hōmon-sha ; lit. Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye ] (1977) Budding tennis player Komori Chiaki is injured during training. At the hospital, she learns that she will never regain the sight in one eye. Heartbroken, and as a last resort, she undergoes a costly surgery from the mysterious doctor known as Black Jack, where after a successful operation, a mysterious figure starts to emerge in her vision, and only she can see it. The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi [金田一耕助の冒険, Kindaichi Kosuke no boken ] (1979) Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi is assigned to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head. School in the Crosshairs [ねらわれた学園, Nerawareta gakuen ] (1981) Mitamura Yuka is a normal, shy high school student... except for that she has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills, creating a force of psychic Nazi student enforcers, Yuka and her friends set out to stop her. But behind it all is a mysterious force that will put Yuka's powers to the ultimate test! I Am You, You Am Me [転校生, Tenkôsei ] (1982) Teens Kazuo and Kazumi take a tumble at a temple in a small seacoast Japanese town. Through supernatural intervention, their minds and bodies are switched, a further hindrance in trying to survive the pressures of junior high school. Cute Devil [可愛い悪魔, Kawaii Akuma ] (1982) Ryoko visits brother-in-law Koji to recover from her time at a mental hospital. However, she becomes increasingly convinced that Koji's young niece Alice was responsible for her sister Fuyuko's death. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time [時をかける少女, Toki o kakeru shōjo ] (1983) After ordinary middle-class high schooler Kazuko Yoshiyama is accidentally exposed to a lavender-scented steam, she discovers she has the ability to teleport and time-leap. Legend of the Cat Monster [麗猫伝説, Reibyo densetsu ] (1983) A legendary actress long believed to be dead is discovered residing in an isolated mansion. A screenwriter is tasked with writing her comeback film, which leads the two to live under the same roof. Lover, Come Back to Me [恋人よ、われに帰れ] (1983) [ no subs ] A Japanese-American GI visits Hiroshima after WWII in search of his older sister, but instead finds a bomb victim with a keloid scar on her shoulder. The Deserted City [廃市, Haishi ] (1984) After learning of a fire in an old canal town, Eguchi recalls visiting there a decade ago as a university student. Kenya Boy [少年ケニヤ, Shounen Keniya ] (1984) In 1941, an 11-year-old boy goes to Africa with his father, where, due to his nationality, the father is detained by the British. The lad joins up with a beautiful native girl, and the adventure begins. Lonely Heart [さびしんぼう, Sabishinbô ] (1985) onely and love-stricken high-school student Hiroki pursues a girl, but another mysteriously appears in his life. Is she a figment of his psyche, or is she real? Four Sisters [姉妹坂, Shimaizaka ] (1985) Four sisters with no consanguinity have lived together since childhood. When facing misfortune and grievances in lives, they give support and encouragement to each other, even sacrifice oneself to help others. His Motorbike, Her Island [彼のオートバイ、彼女の島, Kare no ootobai, kanojo no shima ] (1986) Ko, a motorbike enthusiast from the city wandering the Japanese countryside, falls for carefree local Miyo and teaches her how to ride. When Miyo proves herself a prodigy, Ko begins to fear she's destined to crash. Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast [野ゆき山ゆき海べゆき, Noyuki yamayuki umibe yuki ] (1986) During the fervently nationalist months leading up to the Second World War, a rebellious teen is transferred to a new primary school in a small Inland Sea town. He vies with the school’s reigning bully, who takes a romantic interest in his older stepsister. When they learn she’s going to be sold to a brothel to pay off her father’s debts, they form an uneasy alliance to free her. The Drifting Classroom [漂流教室, Hyôryu kyôshitsu ] (1987) An entire Japanese international grade school—and all within—are mysteriously transported to a foreboding desert wasteland. As the diminishing student body weathers this apocalyptic crisis while searching for clues about their surroundings, they deal with psychological breakdown and dangerous exterior forces. The Strange Pair [日本殉情伝 おかしなふたり ものくるほしきひとびとの群, Nihon junjoden okashina futari ] (1988) [ no subs ] An unreliable narrator recounts the love story of a loan shark, his wife, and their recently released from jail childhood friend. The Discarnates [異人たちとの夏, Ijintachi to no natsu ] (1988) A recently divorced writer is reunited with the ghosts of his parents who died when he was a boy. However, every time he sees them, he loses more life energy. Now, he must choose between starting a new life or staying forever in the past. My Heart Belongs to Daddy [私の心はパパのもの, Watashi no kokoro wa papa no mono ] (1988) A father and daughter are finally reunited after 15 years' estrangement, following the mother's death. Beijing Watermelon [北京的西瓜, Pekin no suika ] (1989) Shunzo is a popular greengrocer near Tokyo. His life, and those of his wife Michi and their two children, undergo a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China. Why She Won't Marry [彼女が結婚しない理由, Kanojo ga kekkon shinai wake ] (1990) [ no subs ] A single mother uses marriage as a business, a way to make money and put food on the table. She regularly patronises a bar, where she's friendly with the manager, unaware that not only is the man involved with her daughter but he secretly prefers the mother! Chizuko's Younger Sister [ふたり, Futari ] (1991) The Kitao family cope with the loss of eldest daughter Chizuko, killed in a freak accident a year prior. When the other daughter Mika is suddenly in a dangerous situation, Chizuko returns as a ghost to save her; reunited with her sister, their sibling bond is restored once more. The Rocking Horsemen [青春デンデケデケデケ, Seishun dendekedekedeke ] (1992) In 1965, high schooler Takeyoshi hears The Ventures' " Pipeline " , and is so mesmerised by their unique sound that he forms a band with three friends. Haruka, Nostalgia [はるか、ノスタルジィ, Haruka, nosutaruji~i ] (1993) [ no subs ] Young adult novelist Ayase Shinsuke visits his hometown, where he meets a young man that mysteriously goes by his own real name. Samurai Kids [水の旅人－侍KIDS－, Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu ] (1993) With the help of a six-inch-tall ancient samurai warrior, a lonely young environmentalist finds self-confidence and new companionship in protecting Japan's beautiful naturality from human mismanagement. Turning Point [女ざかり, Onnazakari ] (1994) Middle-aged journalist Yumiko seeks to make her big break. After working the same beat on the 'women's page', she is promoted to editorials. Goodbye for Tomorrow [あした, Ashita ] (1995) [ no subs ] People from all walks of life receive mysterious messages from loved ones killed three months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening. Sada [SADA 戯作・阿部定の生涯, Sada: Gesaku ] (1998) On 17 May 1936–during a period of war, economic depression, public unease and growing militarism, a time of unrest and confusion when public opinion was, at best, unpredictable–Sada Abe killed and emasculated her lover. Condemned by the law, Sada finds herself lionised by the press and hailed as a 'saint' of love. Because hers was a crime of passion, the purity of her motivation elevates her from criminal to heroine. I Want to Hear the Wind's Song [風の歌が聴きたい, Kaze no uta ga kikitai ] (1998) [ no subs ] A heartwarming, true story of how a hearing-impaired couple, Masahiro and Namiko, knew each other, got married and began participating in the Triathlon. One Summer's Day [あの、夏の日 とんでろ じいちゃん, Ano natsu no hi ] (1999) [ no subs ] Absent-minded fifth-grader Yuta is sent to spend the summer with his grandfather, whom Yuta's parents think is becoming senile and could benefit from Yuta's companionship. At first, Yuta thinks Gramps is a bit addled, too, but as he gets to know the old man better, he finds that his grandfather sees things quite differently from others. The Stupid Teacher [マヌケ先生, Manuke sensei ] (2000) [ AI translated English subs in .srt file ] Filmmaker Mario Baba encounters a mysterious knight he recognises as a significant figure from his childhood, and their fates become deeply intertwined. Farewell [告別, Kokubetsu ] (2001) [ no subs ] Travelling to his hometown, a stressed, middle-aged businessman dials an old classmate from a public phone, and reconnects with lost fragments of his youth. The Last Snow [なごり雪, Nagoriyuki ] (2002) After his wife leaves him, middle-aged Yusaku contemplates suicide, but receives a call from old friend Kenichiro, whose wife is in a coma. Song of Goodbye [22才の別れ Lycoris 葉見ず花見ず物語, 22 sai no wakare - Lycoris: Ha mizu hana mizu monogatari ] (2007) [ no subs ] Ise Masazo draws a song written by composers and songwriter ' Farewell of 22 Years Old ' as a motif and draws a story of love that spans two generations of mother and daughter. Switching – Goodbye Me [転校生 -さよなら あなた-, Tenkôsei: Sayonara anata ] (2007) After his parents' divorce, Kazuo Saito moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlfriend behind. At his new school, Kazuo is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend Kazumi. Casting Blossoms to the Sky [この空の花 長岡花火物語, Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari ] (2012) In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a city decimated during a WWII air raid and by the 2004 Chūetsu earthquakes, to report on the disaster; there, she learns about the experiences of its inhabitants and stumbles upon a stage play written by an enigmatic student of her ex-boyfriend. Seven Weeks [野のなななのか, No no nanananoka ] (2014) Relatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo. A mysterious woman named Nobuko suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo's unknown past. Hanagatami [花筐] (2017) [ English subs in .srt file ] Spring, 1941: 16-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town's other extraordinary adolescents as they all contend with the war's gravitational pull. Labyrinth of Cinema [海辺の映画館－キネマの玉手箱, Umibe no eigakan – Kinema no tamatebako ] (2019) [ English subs in .srt file ] When lightning strikes a soon-to-close theater, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.
