Motoharu Jônouchi Movies
- 1964
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan01964HD
Hi-Red Centre were comprised of Genpei Akasegawa, Natsuyuki Nakanishi and Jiro Takamatsu, who enacted ‘happening’-style performance art...
- 1968
Tatsumi Hijikata
Tatsumi Hijikata01968HD
"A work documenting Ankoku Butoh dancer Tatsuji Hijikata’s Revolt of the Flesh (Nikutai no hanran). The work established the relation between...
- 1973
The Kingdom
The Kingdom6.31973HD
A popular poet, Goku, becomes depressed when his editor jokingly suggests that he is a sell-out.
- 1985
Yama – Attack to Attack
Yama – Attack to Attack01985HD
This extraordinary documentary is an unflinching record of the workers’ struggle during Japan’s economic rebirth in the 1980s, centered...
- 1991
The Stormy Times
The Stormy Times6.31991HD
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...
- 1998
Holy Theater
Holy Theater01998HD
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...
- 1968
Gewaltopia Trailer
Gewaltopia Trailer01968HD
The title Gewaltopia Trailer has a dual meaning in the Japanese language; one meaning for the word yokoku (trailer) could mean a compilation of...
- 1969
Nihon University Hakusan Street
Nihon University Hakusan Street01969HD
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...
- 1960
Pû Pû
Pû Pû41960HD
"A film describing some unusual acts by youths attempting to break out of the stifling patterns of culture... daydreaming that yields them nothing. A...
- 1970
Pupu
Pupu01970HD
- 1974
Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku Station01974HD
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...
- 1965
Wols
Wols01965HD
Wols is the pseudonym for a German artist active in the early 20th century, Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, and Jonouchi meticulously filmed nearly...
- 1968
A Portrait of Jogen
A Portrait of Jogen01968HD
Jonouchi, who documented various artists’ performances and events, turned the camera onto himself cutting his hair. Using the experimental...
- 1969
Imperial Hotel
Imperial Hotel01969HD
This work is an extension of Jonouchi’s documentation of Hi-Red Center’s performance event, Shelter Plan (1964). Using the same unique...
- 1969
VAN - A Fragment of a Dream
VAN - A Fragment of a Dream01969HD
"A work documenting the VAN Film Science Research Center’s space before shut down. VAN, which Jonouchi was a member, was established by the...
- 1968
At the Auditorium of Nihon University College of Art
At the Auditorium of Nihon University College of Art01968HD
Short by Motoharu Jonouchi.
- 1961
Document 6.15
Document 6.1501961HD
Experimental film by Motoharu Jonouchi comprised of both archival footage from the 1960s Japanese student riots and dramatised re-enactions. It was...
- 1968
The Mass Collective Bargaining at Nihon University
The Mass Collective Bargaining at Nihon University01968HD
The late 1960s saw Japan in a fever pitch of political agitation where student protests were a frequent occurrence. A somewhat timely insight into...