Takahiko Iimura Movies

  • 1991
    Concept Tapes 1

    Concept Tapes 1

    Concept Tapes 1

    01991HD

    Concept Tapes 1
  • 2003
    I am (Not) Seen

    I am (Not) Seen

    I am (Not) Seen

    02003HD

    This video deals with the perception of seeing including the words as I see you, I am seen, and I am not seen. These words are superimposed over the...

    I am (Not) Seen
  • 1962
    Junk

    Junk

    Junk

    01962HD

    "It's a mixture of [dead] animals, pieces of [broken] furniture, industrial waste, kids playing. I didn't have in mind any of the kind of historical...

    Junk
  • 1977
    MA (Intervals)

    MA (Intervals)

    MA (Intervals)

    01977HD

    In the general classification, this was a complete abstract film and a kind of experimental movie as well, only black film, which blocks light, and...

    MA (Intervals)
  • 1972
    Models: B-1: Counting, 100 Or X's

    Models: B-1: Counting, 100 Or X's

    Models: B-1: Counting, 100 Or X's

    01972HD

    Models, Reel 2 (B-1~4) consists of four works and is dealt with, different from Reel 1, symbol/words, and the logic in film. First "Counting 1 to 100...

    Models: B-1: Counting, 100 Or X's
  • 1966
    Taka and Ako

    Taka and Ako

    Taka and Ako

    01966HD

    Short film featuring Takahiko and Akiko Iimura

    Taka and Ako
  • 1978
    Sync Sound

    Sync Sound

    Sync Sound

    01978HD

    Using the system of academy leader: 10 to 1, the film replaces the number to white space with bip sound (clear leader) gradually until it reaches to...

    Sync Sound
  • 1981
    Circle & Square

    Circle & Square

    Circle & Square

    01981HD

    The 1981 performance Circle & Square by Takahiko Iimura, New York-based Japanese film and video pioneer, evolved from the artist's interest in...

    Circle & Square
  • 1966
    Why Don't You Sneeze

    Why Don't You Sneeze

    Why Don't You Sneeze

    01966HD

    labeled in the CCJ as "Why Not Sneeze?", this film has been described as blatantly inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s ANEMIC CINEMA.

    Why Don't You Sneeze
  • 2012
    Film Workshop In SANGENJAYA - Summer

    Film Workshop In SANGENJAYA - Summer

    Film Workshop In SANGENJAYA - Summer

    02012HD

    8mm short by Kenji Onishi and Tohru Mabuchi.

    Film Workshop In SANGENJAYA - Summer
  • 1981
    Talking in New York

    Talking in New York

    Talking in New York

    01981HD

    A kind of first person cinema where the filmmaker is the cameraman as well as the actor. Acting like a total stranger in the city who does not speak...

    Talking in New York
  • 1991
    Fluxus Replayed

    Fluxus Replayed

    Fluxus Replayed

    01991HD

    The film reproduces the historic performances by some of the iconic artists of Fluxus from the 60s: Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono, Dick Higgins, George...

    Fluxus Replayed
  • 1970
    Buddha Again

    Buddha Again

    Buddha Again

    01970HD

    Originally filmed in 8mm a little stone-made Buddha in a temple of Katmandu, the film strip in ten seconds was projected as a loop, and then the...

    Buddha Again
  • 1967
    New York Scenes

    New York Scenes

    New York Scenes

    01967HD

    ‘New York Scenes’ (1967) is sketches of certain scenes and portraits in New York including, ‘Linda with a lens’, ‘Fire...

    New York Scenes
  • 1964
    Inside & Outside

    Inside & Outside

    Inside & Outside

    01964HD

    Short film for the "A Commercial for Myself" programme.

    Inside & Outside
  • 1966
    I Saw the Shadow

    I Saw the Shadow

    I Saw the Shadow

    01966HD

    A precedent to Iimura's video work where he becomes his own subject, I Saw the Shadow sees Iimura follow his own shadow in and out of vision as he...

    I Saw the Shadow
  • 1981
    I Am A Viewer You Are A Viewer

    I Am A Viewer You Are A Viewer

    I Am A Viewer You Are A Viewer

    01981HD

    In "I Am A Viewer, You Are A Viewer" the performer plays the double role of the performer and the audience simultaneously, talking to his own shadow....

    I Am A Viewer You Are A Viewer
  • 1987
    I Love You

    I Love You

    I Love You

    01987HD

    “Double Portrait” and “I Love You” are a paired piece with Akiko Iimura. Both Iimuras play individually as well as a unit. In...

    I Love You
  • 1987
    Double Portrait

    Double Portrait

    Double Portrait

    01987HD

    "Double Portrait" and "I Love You" are a paired piece with Akiko Iimura. Both Iimuras play individually as well as a unit. In "Double Portrait" they...

    Double Portrait
  • 2004
    Ma: The Stones Haved Moved

    Ma: The Stones Haved Moved

    Ma: The Stones Haved Moved

    02004HD

    An animation film in which the outline of the image of a stone garden was traced on computer. As the result while the camera-crews moved in...

    Ma: The Stones Haved Moved