Nobuhiko Obayashi’s best-known film internationally is this bonkers haunted house tale based on the fantasies and fears of his pre-teen daughter. A gaggle of teenage friends go on an innocent trip to a country house only to discover it populated by all manner of evil spirits… and one particularly bloodthirsty piano. Weird, wild, and uncategorizable, HAUSU is a justifiably revered cult classic and hopefully a gateway to further encounters with Obayashi’s distinctly bent sense of cinema.
1977 • Dir Nobuhiko Obayashi w/Kimiko Ikegami, Kumiko Ohba, Yoko Minamida• 88 min • 35mm • Japanese with English subtitles
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Repertory Series
Japan's Pop Art Renegade: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi x5
Fri, Jun 27 – Mon, Jun 30
Pioneering Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi is best known internationally for his 1977 horror-comedy HOUSE, which gained cult status following its 2007 re-release. In this series, we’ll screen HOUSE alongside a handful of Obayashi’s works from the early ‘80s, when he crafted surreal, emotionally rich films blending youthful nostalgia with the fantasy and experimental visuals of HOUSE. Join us June 27–30 for five films by Japan's Pop Art Renegade: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi.
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Screening on 35mm!
HOUSE • Fri, Jun 27 at 7:00; Sat, Jun 28 at 12:00 • 35mm
New 4K Restorations!
THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME • Sat, Jun 28 at 2:15, 6:30; Sun, Jun 29 at 2:00 • DCP
SCHOOL IN THE CROSSHAIRS • Sat, Jun 28 at 4:30; Sun, Jun 29 at 12:00 • DCP
THE ISLAND CLOSEST TO HEAVEN • Sun, Jun 29 & Mon, Jun 30 at 4:15 • DCP
HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND • Sun, Jun 29 & Mon, Jun 30 at 6:30 • DCP
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