Director Nobuhiko Obayashi passed away. What plays have you seen?

Since the first film 1962 was released, director Nobuhiko Obayashi has been in the film for nearly 60 years. Nobuhiko Obayashi's works have always reflected on the war, which originated from his hometown of Hiroshima. This hometown, which was bombed as a child, has always impressed him, forcing him from a doctor's family to "abandon medicine and follow the film". "We can't forget the historical fact that Japanese militarism invaded China and other Asian countries, and we can't forget Japan's war responsibility."

Poster of seaside cinema

This is Nobuhiko Obayashi's appeal to Japanese nationals who have experienced the war. His latest work "Cinema by the Sea" once again touches on the theme of "anti-war"-1945 On the eve of the atomic bomb explosion, three young people came to Hiroshima through a cinema, hoping to change history and save everyone.

Transfer students in homesickness trilogy

The film was shot in the tail road area of Hiroshima, where Nobuhiko Obayashi was born. Tail Road is not only deeply attached to him, but also of great significance-from the first film Tail Road to the later peak trilogy Nostalgia, Tail Road is the place where the story happened and was filmed, and his last work also returned to his hometown to shoot, which may be the director's best curtain call.

Seaside movie stills

Compared with conventional anti-war films, Cinema by the Sea is not gloomy, but full of interest, which combines youth, dreams, love, fantasy and other elements, with humorous style, bright colors and very personal style.

Although Nobuhiko Obayashi was 82 years old at the time of shooting, he was young and active in both personality and mentality, which may be one of the reasons why he kept his creativity and avant-garde image style.

Girl stills traveling through time and space

Time travel is no stranger to Nobuhiko Obayashi. His famous work is The Girl Through Time and Space. Even so, in previous screenings, Nobuhiko Obayashi was still worried that young people didn't like the film. "I hope young people can see this work." For Nobuhiko Obayashi, with the passage of time, the war of the last century may have gradually blurred in the minds of young people. It is necessary to use movies to keep alert. "My mission is to promote the importance of peace through movies."

He also has his own views on the plot that crosses and changes history in the film: "The film can't change history, but it may change the future history. This is my opinion and I hope young people can see it. "

In last year's screening, Nobuhiko Obayashi was interviewed in a wheelchair because of the side effects of anticancer drugs. In 20 16, Nobuhiko Obayashi was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. The doctor told him that he could only live for three months, but he persisted for three years with strong willpower. Although there was only a thin body of more than 40 kilograms left in the end, he still had high morale.

Nobuhiko Obayashi's early work photos.

During the anti-cancer period, while recuperating in the hospital, he completed the filming of "Cinema by the Sea". Although it took a year, his persistence and love for movies have been engraved in The Cinema by the Sea.