Takahiko Iimura Movies

  • 1985
    John Cage Performs James Joyce

    John Cage Performs James Joyce

    John Cage Performs James Joyce

    01985HD

    A voice performance by John Cage who "reads", "vocalizes" and "whispers" in three different manners his artificial language taken from "Finnegens...

    John Cage Performs James Joyce
  • 1989
    MA: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-ji

    MA: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-ji

    MA: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-ji

    01989HD

    The early sixteenth-century Japanese garden in the Zen temple of Ryoan-ji, in Kyoto, is considered a masterpiece of the karesansui or "dry landscape"...

    MA: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-ji
  • 1972
    Models: A-1: 2 Min. 46 Sec. 16 Frames

    Models: A-1: 2 Min. 46 Sec. 16 Frames

    Models: A-1: 2 Min. 46 Sec. 16 Frames

    01972HD

    By using simple systems of counting and measuring in film, Iimura has drawn attention to the complexities of our time perception – memory,...

    Models: A-1: 2 Min. 46 Sec. 16 Frames
  • 1977
    One Frame Duration

    One Frame Duration

    One Frame Duration

    01977HD

    The films concerns the "duration" (or non-duration) of one frame, as the title indicates, the minimum unit of film in space (dark and light) with...

    One Frame Duration
  • 2003
    I am (Not) Seen

    I am (Not) Seen

    I am (Not) Seen

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    This video deals with the perception of seeing including the words as I see you, I am seen, and I am not seen. These words are superimposed over the...

    I am (Not) Seen
  • 2023
    Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973

    Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973

    Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973

    02023HD

    In 1973 the Kino Arsenal – then in its Welserstraße location in Berlin-Schöneberg – showed a programme of videos by the...

    Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973
  • 1967
    New York Scenes

    New York Scenes

    New York Scenes

    01967HD

    ‘New York Scenes’ (1967) is sketches of certain scenes and portraits in New York including, ‘Linda with a lens’, ‘Fire...

    New York Scenes
  • 1964
    Inside & Outside

    Inside & Outside

    Inside & Outside

    01964HD

    Short film for the "A Commercial for Myself" programme.

    Inside & Outside
  • 1962
    Iro (Colors)

    Iro (Colors)

    Iro (Colors)

    01962HD

    First projected onto Jiro Takamatsu's naked back at the legendary Sogetsu Art Center for the performance Screen Play, Colors is an experiment in...

    Iro (Colors)
  • 1962
    On Eye Rape

    On Eye Rape

    On Eye Rape

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    "The original film was rescued from a Tokyo trash bin. It is an American sexual education film in which plant and animal sex are explained. I,...

    On Eye Rape
  • 1962
    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)

    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)

    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)

    01962HD

    A boy and a girl in a small room, having a fight, making love and suddenly . . . a black humor on a young couple.—Takahiko Iimura, Paper Film:...

    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)