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The late Nobuhiko Obayashi became famous in the West for his experimental style of filmmaking (mostly through House). The 3-hours long “Labyrinth of Cinema” seems to move in even more experimental paths.

“Labyrinth of Cinema” is screening at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, as part of the Obayashi Nobuhiko Film Show Case

The film is somewhat autobiographical (and I am saying somewhat since I am not familiar with his life story), since the basic story takes place in Onomichi, where Obayashi was born, while the narrative includes many of the artistic pursuits he followed on his career, including animation, advertising, drawing etc. As the story begins, the only theater in town is about to close and the manager has decided to stage an all night war-film marathon as a goodbye to both the audience and the films the theater has screened over the years. Noriko, a schoolgirl and the town...

Nobuhiko Obayashi became famous in the West for his experimental style of filmmaking (mostly through House), and his age (he was born in 1938) and a very serious illness that has been ailing him for the last few years do not seem to have placed an obstacle in continuing in the same frantic style. On the contrary, the 3-hours long “Labyrinth of Cinema” seems to move in even more experimental paths.

“Labyrinth of Cinema” is screening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam

The film is somewhat autobiographical (and I am saying somewhat since I am not familiar with his life story), since the basic story takes place in Onomichi, where Obayashi was born, while the narrative includes many of the artistic pursuits he followed on his career, including animation, advertising, drawing etc. As the story begins, the only theater in town is about to close and the manager has decided to...