Overview of articles
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Zhan Tai
The political and social upheavals in the 1980s, as a consequence of Deng Xiao-ping’s ‘open-door policy’, have their effect on the members of a theatrPublished on: -
Looking for Angel
An ‘anti-heterosexist film’ about sexual insecurity, memories and casual affairs. During a nocturnal wake for a gay actor, who played in hetero porn,Published on: -
Half Empty or Half Full
Richly variegated documentary with fiction about the old widower Yamagishi Tatsuji who has had a stroke. He was once a famous film maker, for instancePublished on: -
Elements of Nothing
A breathtaking experimental composition of image and sound by film maker Makino Takashi and musician Jim O’Rourke.Published on: -
Yacht Dance
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Eat Static & Ikunishi
Like a true pioneer, Eat Static has for years been investigating the area of technology and music. Together with video wizard Ikunishi, they submergePublished on: -
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Dainipponjin
Some films can best be described by the word incomparable. ‘The big Japanese’, because that’s what the title means, is a fake documentary about a…Published on: -
Hole in the Sky
Beautiful, very human portrait of a good-hearted lonely man who runs a remote roadside diner and one day thinks he finds love.Published on: -
Electric Dragon 80,000 V
Mind-expanding supernatural Japanese action film by specialist Ishii with a protagonist who is literally under high tension.Published on: