Hiroshi Teshigahara Movies

  • 1958
    Tokyo 1958

    Tokyo 1958

    Tokyo 1958

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    Eight filmmakers collaborate with Teshigahara to create a "frantic, non-stop pop newsreel". Mixing cutout animation with color and black & white...

    Tokyo 1958
  • 1955
    Wheat Will Never Fall

    Wheat Will Never Fall

    Wheat Will Never Fall

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    Follow-up to 'The People of Sunagawa'

    Wheat Will Never Fall
  • 1958
    Yurakucho 0 Street

    Yurakucho 0 Street

    Yurakucho 0 Street

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    A satirical comedy set in Tokyo's new landmark food center in Yurakucho.

    Yurakucho 0 Street
  • 1956
    It Is Good to Live

    It Is Good to Live

    It Is Good to Live

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    One of the first documentaries to focus on the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the film gives voice to survivors of the atomic bombings and...

    It Is Good to Live
  • 1959
    Gaudi, Catalunya

    Gaudi, Catalunya

    Gaudi, Catalunya

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    In 1959 Hiroshi Teshigahara shot the following 16 mm footage of he and his father’s first trip to Barcelona and the outlying Catalonian...

    Gaudi, Catalunya
  • 1953
    Hokusai

    Hokusai

    Hokusai

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    A documentary about the life and art of wood-block artist Katsushika Hokusai.

    Hokusai
  • 1957
    The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”

    The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”

    The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”

    01957HD

    At a time when the USSR and the USA fervently vied to develop nuclear arms, the mass media buzzed with terms inspired by nuclear testing on Bikini...

    The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”
  • 1962
    Sculptures by Sofu - Vita

    Sculptures by Sofu - Vita

    Sculptures by Sofu - Vita

    5.51962HD

    A short documentary by Hiroshi Teshigahara about his father, the sculptor Sofu Teshigahara, preparing an exhibition.

    Sculptures by Sofu - Vita
  • 1955
    12 Photographers

    12 Photographers

    12 Photographers

    01955HD

    Documentary on photography with the participation of twelve globally famous Japanese photographers.

    12 Photographers
  • 1959
    Drumu To Shonen

    Drumu To Shonen

    Drumu To Shonen

    01959HD

    Tokyo in the 1950s. A jazz-loving younger sister attends piano lessons, while her older brother is obsessed with drumming. The two discover the joy...

    Drumu To Shonen
  • 1964
    That Tender Age

    That Tender Age

    That Tender Age

    01964HD

    A film in four episodes presenting teenage girls chosen as representative of their country and our time, in Italy, France, Japan and Canada. In spite...

    That Tender Age