TOKYO — Nobuhiko Obayashi, one of Japan’s most prolific filmmakers who devoted his works to depicting war’s horrors and singing the eternal power of movies, has died. He was 82. The official ...

Nobuhiko Obayashi, the veteran Japanese director of "House" and the recent "Hanagatami," has died at 82.

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 ...

Mr. Obayashi followed “House” with several other films about young people. Some had supernatural powers, as in “The Little Girl Who Conquered Time” (1983), about a time traveler.

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 ...

In the latest edition of The Overlook Motel, we will be taking a look back at Nobuhiko Obayashi’s surreal masterpiece, House (1977). In short: House is what I would expect an acid trip might ...