The last showing at an old theatre in Obayashi Nobuhiko's hometown of Onomichi, Hiroshima. It's a fitting idea, knowing that this would be his own last film.
Labyrinth of Cinema follows a similar pattern to that of Kon Satoshi's Millenium Actress, where characters fulfill the role of both the listener (audience), and as the actors, in a multitude of short stories centered around Japanese war history.
The film is long at almost exactly 3 hours of runtime, the editing, whimsical as to be expected in an Obayashi film. While still upholding the emotional and strong anti-war message prevalent throughout the late directors films. Worth remembering Obayashi being from Hiroshima.
A last chance to use his voice perhaps swells the runtime, but this is a real spectacle.
In short, not the greatest choice for a first film to watch from Nobuhiko Obayashi but certainly a worthy film as the footnote to the wonderfully inventive career.
Labyrinth of Cinema follows a similar pattern to that of Kon Satoshi's Millenium Actress, where characters fulfill the role of both the listener (audience), and as the actors, in a multitude of short stories centered around Japanese war history.
The film is long at almost exactly 3 hours of runtime, the editing, whimsical as to be expected in an Obayashi film. While still upholding the emotional and strong anti-war message prevalent throughout the late directors films. Worth remembering Obayashi being from Hiroshima.
A last chance to use his voice perhaps swells the runtime, but this is a real spectacle.
In short, not the greatest choice for a first film to watch from Nobuhiko Obayashi but certainly a worthy film as the footnote to the wonderfully inventive career.