Nobuhiko OBAYASHI 大林宣彦

The Young And Wild

野ゆき山ゆき海べゆき

Nippon Retro   ² 

Rural Onomichi in the 1930s: Two rival groups of elementary schoolers organize a war game to settle their dispute. But just as the Pacific War approaches, so does the children’s war game become more earnest. In his typical combination of cartoonish exaggeration and melancholy, virtuoso director Nobuhiko OBAYASHI dedicates himself to one of his core themes: the corrupting power of war and the loss of innocence inevitably caused by every form of violence.

野ゆき山ゆき海べゆき
Noyuki yamayuki umibeyuki

Japan 1986

135 minutes

Director
Nobuhiko OBAYASHI

Script
Nobuo YAMADA based on a novel by Haruo SATO

Cinematography
Yoshitaka SAKAMOTO

Music
Nobuhiko OBAYASHI

About Nobuhiko OBAYASHI
大林宣彦

Nobuhiko OBAYASHI was born in Onomichi (Hiroshima Prefecture) in 1938. He directed several experimental films throughout the sixties before making his commercial feature film debut in 1977 with the horror movie HOUSE (NC ’12 and NC ’20), which is now considered a cult classic. SADA won him the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998. In his work, he often dealt with the struggles of life in wartime, as in CASTING BLOSSOMS TO THE SKY (NC ’12), SEVEN WEEKS (NC ’15), and HANAGATAMI (NC ’18). In addition to his cinematic oeuvre, he also shot over 3,000 commercials with international actors and actresses. He passed away on April 10, 2020.