Takahiko Iimura Movies

  • 1995
    As I See You You See Me

    As I See You You See Me

    As I See You You See Me

    01995HD

    "This Is A Camera Which Shoots This" and "As I See You You See Me" are both set up facing two cameras and monitors and the performer walks between...

    As I See You You See Me
  • 1991
    Concept tape 3 (Performance)

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)

    01991HD

    A compilation tape of performances including John Cage Performs James Joyce, Arakawa, and Iimura's first AIUEONN and As I See You You See Me shot...

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)
  • 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)
  • 1975
    24 Frames per Second

    24 Frames per Second

    24 Frames per Second

    01975HD

    This film, and in particular the function of sound within it will vary freely from moment to moment, viewer to viewer.

    24 Frames per Second
  • 1970
    Ukiyo Ukare

    Ukiyo Ukare

    Ukiyo Ukare

    01970HD

    UKIYO UKARE present details from the shunga, pornographic wood-block prints of Harunobu, Utamaro, and others

    Ukiyo Ukare
  • 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
  • 1962
    On Eye Rape

    On Eye Rape

    On Eye Rape

    11962HD

    "The original film was rescued from a Tokyo trash bin. It is an American sexual education film in which plant and animal sex are explained. I,...

    On Eye Rape
  • 1977
    Visual Logic (and Illogic)

    Visual Logic (and Illogic)

    Visual Logic (and Illogic)

    01977HD

    Demonstrates the visual logic (and illogic) of sign combining with limited movements of camera for panning and zooming.

    Visual Logic (and Illogic)
  • 1970
    Kiri (The Fog)

    Kiri (The Fog)

    Kiri (The Fog)

    01970HD

    "Shot on 8mm on a mountain in Japan, the abrasive winds that drift the fog in Iimura's Kiri are so fierce we almost believe it to have grazed the...

    Kiri (The Fog)
  • 1963
    Desade

    Desade

    Desade

    01963HD

    From the collector of Marquis de Sade in the early 1960s, still a 'dark age ' of erotic picture, even his novels were forbidden to publish in Tokyo,...

    Desade
  • 1976
    Observer / Observed / Observer

    Observer / Observed / Observer

    Observer / Observed / Observer

    01976HD

    Cameras once again observing each other.

    Observer / Observed / Observer
  • 1989
    New York Day and Night: A Journey through Light and Darkness

    New York Day and Night: A Journey through Light and Darkness

    New York Day and Night: A Journey through Light and Darkness

    01989HD

    A journey through light and darkness reflected on the city of New York.

    New York Day and Night: A Journey through Light and Darkness
  • 1964
    Inside & Outside

    Inside & Outside

    Inside & Outside

    01964HD

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

    Inside & Outside
  • 1972
    Models: B-4: Seeing, Not Seeing

    Models: B-4: Seeing, Not Seeing

    Models: B-4: Seeing, Not Seeing

    01972HD

    Short work.

    Models: B-4: Seeing, Not Seeing
  • 1962
    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)

    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)

    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)

    01962HD

    A boy and a girl in a small room, having a fight, making love and suddenly . . . a black humor on a young couple.—Takahiko Iimura, Paper Film:...

    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)
  • 1973
    1 To 60 Seconds

    1 To 60 Seconds

    1 To 60 Seconds

    01973HD

    "In 1 to 60 Seconds Iimura does an extraordinary thing: he abstracts time from any concrete associations, seems to put it on the screen and there you...

    1 To 60 Seconds
  • 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
  • 1985
    Air's Rock

    Air's Rock

    Air's Rock

    01985HD

    A portmanteau of two films about Uluru (then known as Ayres Rock). "A huge isolated rock in the midst of desert in Australia: Ayers Rock. I produced...

    Air's Rock
  • 1970
    In The River

    In The River

    In The River

    01970HD

    Iimura analyzed some footage he had made in Katmandu of a man taking a bath in a sacred river. A meditational experience is, thus, presented in a...

    In The River
  • 1964
    My Documentary

    My Documentary

    My Documentary

    01964HD

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

    My Documentary