A Tape: The American History of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s HOUSE
New England Premiere! Filmmaker Q&A!
2026 • dir Max G. Robinson • 10 min
A retro-fashioned look into how the enigmatic 1977 Japanese classic horror-comedy evolved from seldom-seen cinema curio to cult film favorite, as told by the video clerks, musicians, distributors and film buffs who rediscovered it. A special presentation just in time for Halloween, the short film and filmmaker Q&A will be followed by a 35mm screening of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s HOUSE (in Japanese with English subtitles).
Screening with…
HAUSU
1977 • dir Nobuhiko Obayashi w/Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ohba, Ai Matsubara, Mieko Sato, Eriko Tanaka, Masayo Miyako • 88 min
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.
