[KineJapan] Seeking Film Prints for Screening: Works by Ito Takashi and Matsumoto Toshio

[quentin turnour]

 If US sources aren't panning out... 
The NFSA in Australia has Matsumoto's ATMAN and WHITE HOLE, plus Ito's SPACEY. Insist on a condition report as these prints were bought in the 1970s, and they will probably insist at least on a rights clearance from the filmmakers for screenings outside of Australia.
Light Cone in France has Ito's APPARATUS M, ZONE, WALL, DRILL, and SPACEY. Again they may not lend outside of Europe. 
I thought Six Pack in Vienna and Lux in London used to have some of Ito's films but can't see anything in current catalogue. other on this list may know of other Euro sources.
Quentin TurnourNational Archives of Australia, etc...
    On Sunday, 19 October 2025 at 09:37:07 am GMT+9, Markus Nornes via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:  
 
 Love your project!
Start with Filmmakers Coop, Anthology, Canyon. There are other filmmakers represented at these places like Oe and Iimura. It might be easier for you to open it up. 
Image Forum can help you with many, if not all, of the films on your list. 
It’s been a long time since I’ve programmed these guys on 16mm, so those who have done more recent programming might have other leads for you. 
Markus



On Oct 18, 2025, at 11:08 PM, Kielich, Steven via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

Dear all, We are writing on behalf of On Film, a student-run organization at the University of Rochester dedicated to presenting important and rarely screened films on 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm. Our mission is to facilitate meaningful encounters with cinema as both material objects and aesthetic experiences, with a focus on how films resonate across formal, narrative, and historical contexts. Currently, we are curating a two-part series on Japanese experimental cinema. The first half will spotlight the avant-garde short films and documentaries of Ito Takashi and Matsumoto Toshio, while the second half will culminate in a centennial screening of Kinugasa Teinosuke’s experimental 1926 feature A Page of Madness. We are already coordinating with the George Eastman Museum, which will provide a 35mm print of A Page of Madness, but we are currently seeking information on where to acquire film prints of the following works by Ito and Matsumoto:    
   - Ātman (1975, Matsumoto)
   - Spacy (1981, Ito)
   - Box (1982, Ito)
   - Shift (1982, Matsumoto)
   - Thunder (1982, Ito)
   - Ghost (1985, Ito)
   - Grim (1985, Ito)
   - Engram (1987, Matsumoto)
   - Wall (1987, Ito)
   - Apparatus M (1996, Ito)
 We would be grateful for any guidance or contacts related to archives, institutions, or distributors—whether in the U.S., Japan, or elsewhere—through which we might rent and obtain screening rights for these films. We are aware of the logistical challenges involved, and we understand that we might have to project some of these digitally, but our priority is to present as many of these works on film as possible, in keeping with our organization’s ethos. Thank you in advance for any recommendations or direction you may be able to offer. Best,Steven Kielich and Liam Kilby, event programmers_______________________________________________
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