Butoh Movies

  • 1969
    Horrors of Malformed Men

    Horrors of Malformed Men

    Horrors of Malformed Men

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    After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and gets...

    Horrors of Malformed Men
  • 2008
    Cherry Blossoms

    Cherry Blossoms

    Cherry Blossoms

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    After finding out that her husband, Rudi, has a fatal illness, Trudi Angermeier arranges a trip to Berlin so they can see their children. Of course,...

    Cherry Blossoms
  • 1990
    Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

    Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

    Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

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    "Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh...

    Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
  • 1991
    Just Visiting This Planet

    Just Visiting This Planet

    Just Visiting This Planet

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    Peter Sempel's masterful poetic film tribute to butoh performer Kazuo Ohno.

    Just Visiting This Planet
  • 2024
    Casting a Light on the Dance of Darkness

    Casting a Light on the Dance of Darkness

    Casting a Light on the Dance of Darkness

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    “Butoh,” literally “dance of darkness,” is an avant-garde form of dance from Japan that few know about, and even fewer...

    Casting a Light on the Dance of Darkness
  • 1988
    Dandy

    Dandy

    Dandy

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    A selection of seemingly unconnected scenes featuring Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Nina Hagen and Lene Lovich. Losely based on Voltaire's satire...

    Dandy
  • 1989
    Dance of Darkness

    Dance of Darkness

    Dance of Darkness

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    The dark sensibilities and cultural resonances of Butoh, the radical Japanese dance movement, are explored in this multilayered work. Profoundly...

    Dance of Darkness
  • 2004
    Kazuo Ohno: I Dance Into the Light

    Kazuo Ohno: I Dance Into the Light

    Kazuo Ohno: I Dance Into the Light

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    A documentary about legendary butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno.

    Kazuo Ohno: I Dance Into the Light
  • 2001
    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

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    In the 60's and into the 70's, Kazuo Ohno himself produced three 16mm films. His many performances at the "Teatro Fonte" in Yokohama have been...

    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength
  • 1963
    The Masseurs

    The Masseurs

    The Masseurs

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    Anma (The Masseurs) is a representative and historical work by the creator of Butoh dance, Tatsumi Hijikata in his early period in the 1960s. The...

    The Masseurs
  • 2003
    A Summer Storm: Butoh of Dark Spirit School

    A Summer Storm: Butoh of Dark Spirit School

    A Summer Storm: Butoh of Dark Spirit School

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    Ankoku Butoh is a style of avant-garde dance that established itself in the counter culture experimental arts scene of post WWII Japan. The dance...

    A Summer Storm: Butoh of Dark Spirit School
  • 1960
    Navel and A-Bomb

    Navel and A-Bomb

    Navel and A-Bomb

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    Short film in which butoh dancing is used to reflect on the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

    Navel and A-Bomb
  • 2020
    The Body, The Expression of a Creature’s True Nature

    The Body, The Expression of a Creature’s True Nature

    The Body, The Expression of a Creature’s True Nature

    02020HD

    The work contains Butoh works and methods by Tomoe Shizune in omnibus format. It will be re-edited and published based on what was provided as the...

    The Body, The Expression of a Creature’s True Nature
  • 2014
    Uzumi - The Power to Open a Wind Cave

    Uzumi - The Power to Open a Wind Cave

    Uzumi - The Power to Open a Wind Cave

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    A Butoh Performance by Butoh Company Kiraza.

    Uzumi - The Power to Open a Wind Cave
  • 2024
    ASTRAKAN

    ASTRAKAN

    ASTRAKAN

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    ASTRAKAN
  • 2020
    Dawn

    Dawn

    Dawn

    02020HD

    A Collaboration Ima Tenko and Chie Ono.

    Dawn
  • 1965
    Rose Color Dance

    Rose Color Dance

    Rose Color Dance

    01965HD

    A document of Tatsumi Hijikata's Butoh dance with Kazuo Ohno as the guest dancer shot in Hijikata's early period when he was emerging as the...

    Rose Color Dance
  • 2008
    The Naked Summer

    The Naked Summer

    The Naked Summer

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    The Naked Summer is a film that documents young artists' effort and growth while training and preparing for a performance of Butou that is praised...

    The Naked Summer
  • 2015
    Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life

    Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life

    Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life

    02015HD

    Comprising historic archive footage and texts this DVD box enlightens us greatly about Yoshito Ohno's here and now. Butoh has a distinct starting...

    Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life
  • 2020
    The Story of a Tree

    The Story of a Tree

    The Story of a Tree

    02020HD

    This work has been long-awaited as a masterpiece which is not performed in public since it was staged 31 years ago in 1989. This valuable video will...

    The Story of a Tree