Labyrinth

“Labyrinth of Cinema is tremendously affecting, frequently beguiling, usually exhausting, and on, and on, and on.”

Simon Abrams, RogerEbert.com · 100

“This mammoth final effort by Ôbayashi, an artist who so often destroyed the conventional boundaries of cinematic space in works like 1977’s Hausu, is a completely humbling viewing experience.”

Glenn Heath Jr., The Film Stage · 91

“A thrilling, sprawling sensory overload that simultaneously enchants and overwhelms.”

Dave White, TheWrap · 90

“Opening with a riotous bombardment of sound and image that risks confusing and losing some viewers even as it sends others into rapturous delight, Labyrinth of Cinema then makes sense of the chaos and emerges as a touching plea for peace and an exuberant celebration of the artifice and transformative power of cinema.”

Richard Kuipers, Variety · 90

“Labyrinth of Cinema is a chaotic entanglement of ideas and endearing characters, a sweet departure for the luminous artist Ôbayashi was.”

Jenny Nulf, Austin Chronicle