Parallel

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"Two vertical parallel lines – one photographed, the other scratched into d ark leader – are presented in a variety of configurations which dramatize what Iimura sees as the fundamental disparity ...

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"Two vertical parallel lines – one photographed, the other scratched into d ark leader – are presented in a variety of configurations which dramatize what Iimura sees as the fundamental disparity between the totemic tendencies o f photographic illusionism (the photographic line is monolithical formal an d still) and somehow more personal, more human tendencies of the direct manipulation of film as a plastic material (the scratched line is consistently 'a live', consistently moving and changing). –Scott MacDonald, Afterimage, April 1978 "Iimura's two straight lines, and his two mutually generating and canceling frames, are the best metaphor to approach his film art. Actually, this is al ways lying on a tightrope between physical and abstract, historical surrealism re-elaborated through an exquisitely Eastern sensibility and typically American underground structuralism, which Iimura felt so akin to his own concerns." – Bruno Di Marino, From "Time" to "See You", catalog of Takahiko Iimura, Istituto Giapponese di Cultura, Rome, 1977

Films

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    Early Film Poems
    Experimental

    Early Film Poems
    Takahiko Iimura

    sound, 44 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Ai (Love)
    Experimental

    Ai (Love)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Body
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    Iro (Colors)
    Experimental

    Iro (Colors)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Kuzu (Junk)
    Experimental

    Kuzu (Junk)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    On Eye Rape

    On Eye Rape
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 10 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Screen Play
    Experimental

    Screen Play
    Takahiko Iimura

    color, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Desade
    Experimental

    Desade
    Takahiko Iimura

    black and white, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Body
    • Erotic
    • Arts / Artists
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    Sakasama (Upside Down)
    Experimental

    Sakasama (Upside Down)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color, silent, 13 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Rose Color Dance
    Experimental

    Rose Color Dance
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 13 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Onan

    Onan
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 7 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Anma (The Massure)
    Experimental

    Anma (The Massure)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 13 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, DVD NTSC
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    A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lilliput No. 1
    Experimental

    A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lilliput No. 1
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 14 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Eye For Eye, Ear for Ear
    Experimental

    Eye For Eye, Ear for Ear
    Takahiko Iimura

    black and white, sound, 25 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Films About Film
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    I Saw the Shadow
    Experimental

    I Saw the Shadow
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 13 min
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    Taka and Ako
    Experimental

    Taka and Ako
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 13 min
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    Experiments in New York
    Experimental

    Experiments in New York
    Takahiko Iimura

    DVD, color and b/w, sound, 29 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Writing With Light: White Calligraphy
    Experimental

    Writing With Light: White Calligraphy
    Takahiko Iimura

    black and white, sound
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    White Calligraphy
    Experimental

    White Calligraphy
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 18.5 min
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    New York Scene
    Experimental

    New York Scene
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, silent, 35 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Summer, Happenings, U. S. A.
    Experimental

    Summer, Happenings, U. S. A.
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 28 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Face
    Experimental

    Face
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color, sound, 20.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    For Filmic Meditation
    Experimental

    For Filmic Meditation
    Takahiko Iimura

    color and b/w, sound, 42 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Filmmakers
    Experimental

    Filmmakers
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color, sound, 30 min
    Rental formats: Digital file, DVD NTSC, VHS NTSC
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    Film Strips II
    Experimental

    Film Strips II
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 13.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Buddha Again (a. k. a. Cosmic Buddha)
    Experimental

    Buddha Again (a. k. a. Cosmic Buddha)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color, sound, 16.25 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    A Chair & Blinking
    Experimental

    A Chair & Blinking
    Takahiko Iimura

    DVD (NTSC), black and white, sound, 8 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Body
    • Minimal / Conceptual
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    Kiri (Fog)
    Experimental

    Kiri (Fog)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Film Strips I
    Experimental

    Film Strips I
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 11.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
    Experimental

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
    Takahiko Iimura

    DVD, color, sound, 18 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Music
    • Arts / Artists
    • Literarature / Theater
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    Shutter
    Experimental

    Shutter
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 25 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    The Pacific Ocean
    Experimental

    The Pacific Ocean
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color, silent, 30 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    In The River
    Experimental

    In The River
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color, sound, 19.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Performance/Myself (Or Video Identity)
    Experimental

    Performance/Myself (Or Video Identity)
    Takahiko Iimura

    color and b/w, sound, 29 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    On Duration in Film
    Experimental

    On Duration in Film
    Takahiko Iimura

    black and white, sound, 39 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Structural
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    Models: A-2: Timing 1, 2, 3, 4
    Experimental

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

    16mm, black and white, sound, 11.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Models: B-4: Seeing, Not Seeing

    Models: B-4: Seeing, Not Seeing
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, 4 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, DVD NTSC
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    Japanese Experimental Films - 1970s
    Experimental

    Japanese Experimental Films - 1970s
    Takahiko Iimura

    color and b/w, sound, 64 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Models: A-3: Time Length 1,2,3,4
    Experimental

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

    16mm, black and white, sound, 12 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Models: A-4: Timed 1,2,3
    Experimental

    Models: A-4: Timed 1,2,3
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 7.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Models: B-1: Counting, 100 Or X's

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

    16mm, black and white, 11.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Models: B-2: A Line 1, 2, 3

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

    16mm, black and white, 9.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Models: B-3: To See the Frame, Not to See the Frame

    Models: B-3: To See the Frame, Not to See the Frame
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, 11.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Models: A-1: 2 Min. 46 Sec. 16 Frames
    Experimental

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

    16mm, black and white, sound, 9 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    1 To 60 Seconds
    Experimental

    1 To 60 Seconds
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 30.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Films About Film
    • Films About Film
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    + & - (Plus and Minus)

    + & - (Plus and Minus)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 26 min
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    On Time In Film/DVD
    Experimental

    On Time In Film/DVD
    Takahiko Iimura

    black and white, sound, 33 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    24 Frames Per Second (Revised)
    Experimental

    24 Frames Per Second (Revised)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 12 min
    • Films About Film
    • Films About Film
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    24 Frames Per Second
    Experimental

    24 Frames Per Second
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, sound, 10.5 min
    • Films About Film
    • Films About Film