Takahiko Iimura

Takahiko
Iimura

Takahiko Iimura is a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and fine artist. He is considered one of the pioneers of experimental and independent filmmaking in Japan.

Films

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    A I U E O N N Six Features
    Experimental

    A I U E O N N Six Features
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, VHS, DVD, black and white, sound, 15 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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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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    I Saw the Shadow
    Experimental

    I Saw the Shadow
    Takahiko Iimura

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

    Taka and Ako
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 13 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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    New York Scene
    Experimental

    New York Scene
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, silent, 35 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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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
    Rental format: 16mm
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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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    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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    Filmmakers
    Experimental

    Filmmakers
    Takahiko Iimura

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

    Film Strips II
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, black and white, silent, 13.5 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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    In The River
    Experimental

    In The River
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color, sound, 19.5 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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    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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    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-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-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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    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-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: 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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    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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    Parallel

    Parallel
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm
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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
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    One Frame Duration

    One Frame Duration
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, 12 min
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    Ma (Intervals)

    Ma (Intervals)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm
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    Ma: A Japanese Concept
    Experimental

    Ma: A Japanese Concept
    Takahiko Iimura

    VHS, color, sound, 38 min
    Rental formats: DVD NTSC, VHS NTSC
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    Sync Sound
    Experimental

    Sync Sound
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color, sound, 9 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Films About Film
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    Talking Picture (The Structure of Film Viewing)
    Experimental

    Talking Picture (The Structure of Film Viewing)
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color and b/w, sound, 23 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Talking Picture
    Experimental

    Talking Picture
    Takahiko Iimura

    color and b/w, silent and sound, 35 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Films About Film
    • Structural
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    Air's Rock
    Experimental

    Air's Rock
    Takahiko Iimura

    color, sound, 29 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    John Cage Performs James Joyce
    Experimental

    John Cage Performs James Joyce
    Takahiko Iimura

    VHS/DVD, black and white, sound, 15 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Literarature / Theater
    • Music
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    A Journey to Ayer Rock
    Experimental

    A Journey to Ayer Rock
    Takahiko Iimura

    VHS, color, sound, 32 min
    • Environment / Nature
    • Environment / Nature
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    Ma: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-Ji
    Experimental

    Ma: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-Ji
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm or VHS, color and b/w, silent and sound, 46 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    New York Day and Night
    Experimental

    New York Day and Night
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, color, sound, 56 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Concept tape 1 (Identity)
    Experimental

    Concept tape 1 (Identity)
    Takahiko Iimura

    VHS, color, sound, 31 min
    Rental format: VHS NTSC
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    Concept tape 2 (Derrida and Phenomenology)
    Experimental

    Concept tape 2 (Derrida and Phenomenology)
    Takahiko Iimura

    VHS, color, sound, 25 min
    Rental format: VHS NTSC
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    Fluxus Replayed
    Experimental

    Fluxus Replayed
    Takahiko Iimura

    DVD, black and white, sound, 30 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Concept tape 3   (Performance)
    Experimental

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)
    Takahiko Iimura

    VHS, color, sound, 25 min
    Rental format: VHS NTSC
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    videopoem: Sky and Ground
    Experimental

    videopoem: Sky and Ground
    Takahiko Iimura

    color, sound, 30 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Talking in New York

    Talking in New York
    Takahiko Iimura

    16mm, 18 min
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    Takahiko Iimura at the Lux film, video, cd-rom, installation

    Takahiko Iimura at the Lux film, video, cd-rom, installation
    Takahiko Iimura

    Book
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    Interactive: A I U E O NN Six Features

    Interactive: A I U E O NN Six Features
    Takahiko Iimura

    CD-ROM
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Observer/Observed
    Experimental

    Observer/Observed
    Takahiko Iimura

    CD-ROM, DVD, color, sound, 22 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Seeing / Hearing / Speaking

    Seeing / Hearing / Speaking
    Takahiko Iimura

    DVD, color, sound, 33 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Seeing / Hearing / Speaking
    Experimental
    Installation

    Seeing / Hearing / Speaking
    Takahiko Iimura

    sound, 26 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Body
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    I Am (Not) Seen

    I Am (Not) Seen
    Takahiko Iimura

    DVD
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Experimental Films of the 1960s
    Experimental

    Experimental Films of the 1960s
    Takahiko Iimura

    DVD, black and white, sound, 42 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    MA: A Japanese Concept

    MA: A Japanese Concept
    Takahiko Iimura

    DVD
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    Cine Dance: The Butoh of Tatsumi Hijikata
    Experimental

    Cine Dance: The Butoh of Tatsumi Hijikata
    Takahiko Iimura

    DVD, black and white, sound, 33 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Body
    • Dance
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    Early Conceptual Videos

    Early Conceptual Videos
    Takahiko Iimura

    DVD, black and white, sound, 23 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    DVD Art of Takahiko Iimura
    Experimental

    DVD Art of Takahiko Iimura
    Takahiko Iimura

    color and b/w, sound, 12 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Seeing Through The Body
    Experimental

    Seeing Through The Body
    Takahiko Iimura

    color, sound
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Arts / Artists
    • Body
    • Dance

Biography

Iimura was born in Tokyo and is a graduate of Keio University. His film, Onan, won the Special Prize at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival in 1964. He published a seminal work on experimental filmmaking in 1970, Geijutsu to higeijutsu no aida, and a biography of Yoko Ono, Ono Yōko hito to sakuhin, in 1985. Iimura made much of his film in New York City, but became a professor at the Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design in 1992.

Archive

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    Critic Jyushin Sato and filmmaker Takahiko Iimura at the offices of Filmmakers’ Coop

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    MM Serra interview with Takahiko Iimura