Butoh Movies

  • 1969
    Horrors of Malformed Men

    Horrors of Malformed Men

    Horrors of Malformed Men

    5.761969HD

    After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and gets lu...

    Horrors of Malformed Men
  • 2008
    Cherry Blossoms

    Cherry Blossoms

    Cherry Blossoms

    7.42008HD

    After finding out that her husband, Rudi, has a fatal illness, Trudi Angermeier arranges a trip to Berlin so they can see their children. Of course, t...

    Cherry Blossoms
  • 2024
    ASTRAKAN

    ASTRAKAN

    ASTRAKAN

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    ASTRAKAN
  • 1990
    Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

    Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

    Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

    81990HD

    "Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh choreogra...

    Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
  • 2020
    The Story of a Tree

    The Story of a Tree

    The Story of a Tree

    02020HD

    This work has been long-awaited as a masterpiece which is not performed in public since it was staged 31 years ago in 1989. This valuable video will b...

    The Story of a Tree
  • 2004
    Kazuo Ohno: I Dance Into the Light

    Kazuo Ohno: I Dance Into the Light

    Kazuo Ohno: I Dance Into the Light

    02004HD

    A documentary about legendary butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno.

    Kazuo Ohno: I Dance Into the Light
  • 2014
    Uzumi - The Power to Open a Wind Cave

    Uzumi - The Power to Open a Wind Cave

    Uzumi - The Power to Open a Wind Cave

    02014HD

    A Butoh Performance by Butoh Company Kiraza.

    Uzumi - The Power to Open a Wind Cave
  • 2020
    Dawn

    Dawn

    Dawn

    02020HD

    A Collaboration Ima Tenko and Chie Ono.

    Dawn
  • 1989
    Dance of Darkness

    Dance of Darkness

    Dance of Darkness

    91989HD

    The dark sensibilities and cultural resonances of Butoh, the radical Japanese dance movement, are explored in this multilayered work. Profoundly roote...

    Dance of Darkness
  • 1973
    Mr O's Book of the Dead

    Mr O's Book of the Dead

    Mr O's Book of the Dead

    6.51973HD

    Mr O’s Book of the Dead is the last of a trilogy of experimental films about Kazuo Ohno, co-founder of the contemporary Japanese style of dance known...

    Mr O's Book of the Dead
  • 1988
    Dandy

    Dandy

    Dandy

    6.31988HD

    A selection of seemingly unconnected scenes featuring Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Nina Hagen and Lene Lovich. Losely based on Voltaire's satire "Candide...

    Dandy
  • 1991
    Just Visiting This Planet

    Just Visiting This Planet

    Just Visiting This Planet

    01991HD

    Peter Sempel's masterful poetic film tribute to butoh performer Kazuo Ohno.

    Just Visiting This Planet
  • 2015
    Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life

    Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life

    Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life

    02015HD

    Comprising historic archive footage and texts this DVD box enlightens us greatly about Yoshito Ohno's here and now. Butoh has a distinct starting poin...

    Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life
  • 2003
    A Summer Storm: Butoh of Dark Spirit School

    A Summer Storm: Butoh of Dark Spirit School

    A Summer Storm: Butoh of Dark Spirit School

    02003HD

    Ankoku Butoh is a style of avant-garde dance that established itself in the counter culture experimental arts scene of post WWII Japan. The dance form...

    A Summer Storm: Butoh of Dark Spirit School
  • 2001
    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

    02001HD

    In the 60's and into the 70's, Kazuo Ohno himself produced three 16mm films. His many performances at the "Teatro Fonte" in Yokohama have been preserv...

    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength
  • 1960
    Navel and A-Bomb

    Navel and A-Bomb

    Navel and A-Bomb

    5.31960HD

    Short film in which butoh dancing is used to reflect on the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

    Navel and A-Bomb
  • 2020
    The Body, The Expression of a Creature’s True Nature

    The Body, The Expression of a Creature’s True Nature

    The Body, The Expression of a Creature’s True Nature

    02020HD

    The work contains Butoh works and methods by Tomoe Shizune in omnibus format. It will be re-edited and published based on what was provided as the tex...

    The Body, The Expression of a Creature’s True Nature
  • 2023
    Goblet of Lapiz Iazuli

    Goblet of Lapiz Iazuli

    Goblet of Lapiz Iazuli

    02023HD

    Fill the goblet of lapis Iazuli With the life, joy, sorrow, death of this whole universe. This goblet must scoop up all. Who drifts in the isle of...

    Goblet of Lapiz Iazuli
  • 2008
    The Naked Summer

    The Naked Summer

    The Naked Summer

    02008HD

    The Naked Summer is a film that documents young artists' effort and growth while training and preparing for a performance of Butou that is praised int...

    The Naked Summer
  • 1965
    Rose Color Dance

    Rose Color Dance

    Rose Color Dance

    01965HD

    A document of Tatsumi Hijikata's Butoh dance with Kazuo Ohno as the guest dancer shot in Hijikata's early period when he was emerging as the originato...

    Rose Color Dance