Motoharu Jônouchi Movies

  • 1964
    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    01964HD

    Hi-Red Centre were comprised of Genpei Akasegawa, Natsuyuki Nakanishi and Jiro Takamatsu, who enacted ‘happening’-style performance art...

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
  • 1968
    Tatsumi Hijikata

    Tatsumi Hijikata

    Tatsumi Hijikata

    01968HD

    "A work documenting Ankoku Butoh dancer Tatsuji Hijikata’s Revolt of the Flesh (Nikutai no hanran). The work established the relation between...

    Tatsumi Hijikata
  • 1973
    The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

    6.31973HD

    A popular poet, Goku, becomes depressed when his editor jokingly suggests that he is a sell-out.

    The Kingdom
  • 1985
    Yama – Attack to Attack

    Yama – Attack to Attack

    Yama – Attack to Attack

    01985HD

    This extraordinary documentary is an unflinching record of the workers’ struggle during Japan’s economic rebirth in the 1980s, centered...

    Yama – Attack to Attack
  • 1991
    The Stormy Times

    The Stormy Times

    The Stormy Times

    6.31991HD

    The Stormy Times is a collection of three short films created as a series of visual poems (Dream Running, Grasshopper’s One-Game Match, andWe...

    The Stormy Times
  • 1998
    Holy Theater

    Holy Theater

    Holy Theater

    01998HD

    It’s said that people die twice. The first death is a physical one and the second, true death comes when there is no one to remember that...

    Holy Theater
  • 1968
    Gewaltopia Trailer

    Gewaltopia Trailer

    Gewaltopia Trailer

    01968HD

    The title Gewaltopia Trailer has a dual meaning in the Japanese language; one meaning for the word yokoku (trailer) could mean a compilation of...

    Gewaltopia Trailer
  • 1969
    Nihon University Hakusan Street

    Nihon University Hakusan Street

    Nihon University Hakusan Street

    01969HD

    Documents the first demonstration that took place in front of the Nihon University in May of 1968. This is the first work in the "Gewaltpia" series...

    Nihon University Hakusan Street
  • 1960
    Pû Pû

    Pû Pû

    Pû Pû

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    "A film describing some unusual acts by youths attempting to break out of the stifling patterns of culture... daydreaming that yields them nothing. A...

    Pû Pû
  • 1970
    Pupu

    Pupu

    Pupu

    01970HD

    Pupu
  • 1974
    Shinjuku Station

    Shinjuku Station

    Shinjuku Station

    01974HD

    The Shinjuku district was the epicentre of Tokyo's art scene and the political fever pitch where protests took place on a regular basis during the...

    Shinjuku Station
  • 1965
    Wols

    Wols

    Wols

    01965HD

    Wols is the pseudonym for a German artist active in the early 20th century, Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, and Jonouchi meticulously filmed nearly...

    Wols
  • 1968
    A Portrait of Jogen

    A Portrait of Jogen

    A Portrait of Jogen

    01968HD

    Jonouchi, who documented various artists’ performances and events, turned the camera onto himself cutting his hair. Using the experimental...

    A Portrait of Jogen
  • 1969
    Imperial Hotel

    Imperial Hotel

    Imperial Hotel

    01969HD

    This work is an extension of Jonouchi’s documentation of Hi-Red Center’s performance event, Shelter Plan (1964). Using the same unique...

    Imperial Hotel
  • 1969
    VAN - A Fragment of a Dream

    VAN - A Fragment of a Dream

    VAN - A Fragment of a Dream

    01969HD

    "A work documenting the VAN Film Science Research Center’s space before shut down. VAN, which Jonouchi was a member, was established by the...

    VAN - A Fragment of a Dream
  • 1968
    At the Auditorium of Nihon University College of Art

    At the Auditorium of Nihon University College of Art

    At the Auditorium of Nihon University College of Art

    01968HD

    Short by Motoharu Jonouchi.

    At the Auditorium of Nihon University College of Art
  • 1961
    Document 6.15

    Document 6.15

    Document 6.15

    01961HD

    Experimental film by Motoharu Jonouchi comprised of both archival footage from the 1960s Japanese student riots and dramatised re-enactions. It was...

    Document 6.15
  • 1968
    The Mass Collective Bargaining at Nihon University

    The Mass Collective Bargaining at Nihon University

    The Mass Collective Bargaining at Nihon University

    01968HD

    The late 1960s saw Japan in a fever pitch of political agitation where student protests were a frequent occurrence. A somewhat timely insight into...

    The Mass Collective Bargaining at Nihon University