Takahiko Iimura Movies

  • 1987
    I Love You

    I Love You

    I Love You

    01987HD

    “Double Portrait” and “I Love You” are a paired piece with Akiko Iimura. Both Iimuras play individually as well as a unit. In...

    I Love You
  • 1989
    Scared to Death

    Scared to Death

    Scared to Death

    01989HD

    An image synthesized version of Mardi Gras festival in New Orleans, in which many colorized images flow slowly left to right as the parade of the...

    Scared to Death
  • 1963
    Onan

    Onan

    Onan

    101963HD

    “ONAN is a work about desire (masturbation) which has no object but itself. The appearance of the large egg objectifies the man's desires....

    Onan
  • 1967
    Shelter 9999

    Shelter 9999

    Shelter 9999

    01967HD

    In the context of the Cold War, use of the word “shelter” was common. However, it surprised Iimura when he started to live in New York in...

    Shelter 9999
  • 1981
    I Am A Viewer You Are A Viewer

    I Am A Viewer You Are A Viewer

    I Am A Viewer You Are A Viewer

    01981HD

    In "I Am A Viewer, You Are A Viewer" the performer plays the double role of the performer and the audience simultaneously, talking to his own shadow....

    I Am A Viewer You Are A Viewer
  • 1991
    Concept tape 3 (Performance)

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)

    01991HD

    A compilation tape of performances including John Cage Performs James Joyce, Arakawa, and Iimura's first AIUEONN and As I See You You See Me shot...

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)
  • 1972
    Models: B-2: A Line 1, 2, 3

    Models: B-2: A Line 1, 2, 3

    Models: B-2: A Line 1, 2, 3

    01972HD

    Takahiko Iimura's Models Series

    Models: B-2: A Line 1, 2, 3
  • 1987
    Double Portrait

    Double Portrait

    Double Portrait

    01987HD

    "Double Portrait" and "I Love You" are a paired piece with Akiko Iimura. Both Iimuras play individually as well as a unit. In "Double Portrait" they...

    Double Portrait
  • 1972
    Models: B-1: Counting, 100 Or X's

    Models: B-1: Counting, 100 Or X's

    Models: B-1: Counting, 100 Or X's

    01972HD

    Models, Reel 2 (B-1~4) consists of four works and is dealt with, different from Reel 1, symbol/words, and the logic in film. First "Counting 1 to 100...

    Models: B-1: Counting, 100 Or X's
  • 1981
    Circle & Square

    Circle & Square

    Circle & Square

    01981HD

    The 1981 performance Circle & Square by Takahiko Iimura, New York-based Japanese film and video pioneer, evolved from the artist's interest in...

    Circle & Square
  • 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
  • 1977
    MA (Intervals)

    MA (Intervals)

    MA (Intervals)

    01977HD

    In the general classification, this was a complete abstract film and a kind of experimental movie as well, only black film, which blocks light, and...

    MA (Intervals)
  • 1972
    Models: A-3: Time Length 1,2,3,4

    Models: A-3: Time Length 1,2,3,4

    Models: A-3: Time Length 1,2,3,4

    01972HD

    "These two reels (A-1~4, B-1~4) of MODELS I think are unusually important works. You are certainly one of the filmmakers to so explicitly direct your...

    Models: A-3: Time Length 1,2,3,4
  • 2011
    Associations of Silverpencils

    Associations of Silverpencils

    Associations of Silverpencils

    02011HD

    This is a film about a medium approaching extinction, an 8mm documentary film about a vanishing 8mm cinema. Blending two genres, the science film and...

    Associations of Silverpencils
  • 2012
    Film Workshop In SANGENJAYA - Summer

    Film Workshop In SANGENJAYA - Summer

    Film Workshop In SANGENJAYA - Summer

    02012HD

    8mm short by Kenji Onishi and Tohru Mabuchi.

    Film Workshop In SANGENJAYA - Summer
  • 1991
    Concept Tapes 2

    Concept Tapes 2

    Concept Tapes 2

    01991HD

    Concept Tapes 2
  • 1972
    Models: A-2: Timing 1, 2, 3, 4

    Models: A-2: Timing 1, 2, 3, 4

    Models: A-2: Timing 1, 2, 3, 4

    01972HD

    Takahiko Iimura's Models Series

    Models: A-2: Timing 1, 2, 3, 4
  • 1995
    This Is a Camera Which Shoots This

    This Is a Camera Which Shoots This

    This Is a Camera Which Shoots This

    01995HD

    "This Is a Camera Which Shoots This" and "As I See You You See Me" are both set up facing two cameras and monitors and the performer walks between...

    This Is a Camera Which Shoots This
  • 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)
  • 1972
    Models: B-4: Seeing, Not Seeing

    Models: B-4: Seeing, Not Seeing

    Models: B-4: Seeing, Not Seeing

    01972HD

    Short work.

    Models: B-4: Seeing, Not Seeing