Japan experimental film info needed

[J.sharp]

It depends how you define experimental film, but Shunichi Nagasaki, who made
the Ring-inspired film SHIKOKU came from a background of making some
incredibly experimental features in the 80s.

Three directors, whose work is fairly similar, stemming from a completely
self-financed, zero budget background in filmmaking, which I think could be
fairly described as experimental are, of course, Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo et
al.), Kei Fujiwara (Organ) and Shozin Fukui (Pinochio 964, Rubber Lover). If
you watch the recent DVDs of Fukui's work, you can see some of his early 8mm
films.

Also from an indie background is Jouji (or George) Iida, director of
Dragonhead, Rasen (Spiral) and Another Heaven, whose 8mm debut (name escapes
me) apparently was a big hit at Pia Film Festival in the early 80s. Not sure
if I would describe his work as horror or experimental, but its pretty out
there in its own world - as was the director himself when I met him
actually. Nice guy, but slightly eccentric shall we say....

Hope this helps

Jasper

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From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: RE: Japan experimental film info needed
Date: 11/07/05 14:16

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> You can try by tracking down the early short film by Shuji Terayama.
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> I saw them once in Fukuoka in a video store and also in a library for sale
> on VHS, but the cost
> was quiet high, around 5400 Y. Otherwise, you can watch the Nobuo Nakagawa
> films. They
> have pretty interesting technics and experimentation with colors and
editing
> and they are also
> easier to get if you want to buy them.
>
>
> Mathieu St-Pierre
> SUKUBUS inc.
> tel.: 514.765.3131
> www.sukubus.com
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