Takahiko Iimura Movies

  • 1970
    Film Strips II

    Film Strips II

    Film Strips II

    01970HD

    When I came to the USA in the mid 1960s, it was the high point of the Hippie movement and the black riots. I lived in the East village in New York,...

    Film Strips II
  • 2003
    I am (Not) Seen

    I am (Not) Seen

    I am (Not) Seen

    02003HD

    This video deals with the perception of seeing including the words as I see you, I am seen, and I am not seen. These words are superimposed over the...

    I am (Not) Seen
  • 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
  • 1984
    Air's Rock

    Air's Rock

    Air's Rock

    01984HD

    A portmanteau of two films about Uluru (then known as Ayres Rock). "A huge isolated rock in the midst of desert in Australia: Ayers Rock. I produced...

    Air's Rock
  • 1991
    Concept Tapes 2

    Concept Tapes 2

    Concept Tapes 2

    01991HD

    Concept Tapes 2
  • 1966
    Honey Moon

    Honey Moon

    Honey Moon

    01966HD

    A touching portrait of his partner Akiko and the days following their wedding, Iimura's conceptual rigour loosens in favour of intimacy in Honey...

    Honey Moon
  • 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
  • 1966
    Taka and Ako

    Taka and Ako

    Taka and Ako

    01966HD

    Short film featuring Takahiko and Akiko Iimura

    Taka and Ako
  • 2002
    Un Ange Passe

    Un Ange Passe

    Un Ange Passe

    02002HD

    Experimental short by Keiji Aiuchi.

    Un Ange Passe
  • 1973
    Plus and Minus

    Plus and Minus

    Plus and Minus

    01973HD

    "Of the new foreign work I saw, (at the Avantgarde Film Festival in London) that of Taka Iimura interested me most – His film + & -, using...

    Plus and Minus
  • 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
  • 1991
    Concept Tapes 1

    Concept Tapes 1

    Concept Tapes 1

    01991HD

    Concept Tapes 1
  • 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
  • 1964
    Inside & Outside

    Inside & Outside

    Inside & Outside

    01964HD

    Short film for the "A Commercial for Myself" programme.

    Inside & Outside
  • 1962
    Iro (Colors)

    Iro (Colors)

    Iro (Colors)

    01962HD

    First projected onto Jiro Takamatsu's naked back at the legendary Sogetsu Art Center for the performance Screen Play, Colors is an experiment in...

    Iro (Colors)
  • 1971
    The Pacific Ocean

    The Pacific Ocean

    The Pacific Ocean

    01971HD

    Shot on 8mm on the 12-day boat journey between Yokohama and San Francisco, Iimura's The Pacific Ocean consumes the anticipation and uncertainties of...

    The Pacific Ocean
  • 1970
    Film Strips I

    Film Strips I

    Film Strips I

    01970HD

    When I came to the USA in the mid 1960s, it was the high point of the Hippie movement and the black riots. I lived in the East village in New York,...

    Film Strips I
  • 1977
    One Frame Duration

    One Frame Duration

    One Frame Duration

    01977HD

    The films concerns the "duration" (or non-duration) of one frame, as the title indicates, the minimum unit of film in space (dark and light) with...

    One Frame Duration
  • 1993
    A I U E O NN Six Features

    A I U E O NN Six Features

    A I U E O NN Six Features

    01993HD

    Experimental film involving letters.

    A I U E O NN Six Features
  • 1976
    Camera, Monitor, Frame

    Camera, Monitor, Frame

    Camera, Monitor, Frame

    01976HD

    Camera, Monitor, Frame is the first installment of Takahiko Iimura's "Video Semiotics Triptych" (the other two works are Observer/Observed, made in...

    Camera, Monitor, Frame