Butoh Movies

  • 2024
    Casting a Light on the Dance of Darkness

    Casting a Light on the Dance of Darkness

    Casting a Light on the Dance of Darkness

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    “Butoh,” literally “dance of darkness,” is an avant-garde form of dance from Japan that few know about, and even fewer...

    Casting a Light on the Dance of Darkness
  • 2020
    The Story of a Tree

    The Story of a Tree

    The Story of a Tree

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    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...

    The Story of a Tree
  • 2001
    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

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    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...

    Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength
  • 2019
    Kamaitachi in The Show: A Butoh Documentary

    Kamaitachi in The Show: A Butoh Documentary

    Kamaitachi in The Show: A Butoh Documentary

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    WHAT IS BUTOH? A French butoh dancer visits Japan for the first time, to pursue this ultimate question. Lead by the shadows of Tatsumi Hijikata, the...

    Kamaitachi in The Show: A Butoh Documentary
  • 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

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    A Butoh Performance by Butoh Company Kiraza.

    Uzumi - The Power to Open a Wind Cave