Yoshihide Otomo Movies

  • 2018
    Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu

    Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu

    Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu

    02018HD

    In 2010, while covering the issue of the "secret agreement" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the author came across diplomatic documents relating...

    Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu
  • 2009
    We Don't Care About Music Anyway

    We Don't Care About Music Anyway

    We Don't Care About Music Anyway

    6.32009HD

    From radical turntablism (Otomo Yoshihide) to laptop music innovation (Numb), via classical instrument hijacking (Sakamoto Hiromichi), Tokyo's...

    We Don't Care About Music Anyway
  • 2016
    Hana-Dama: Phantom

    Hana-Dama: Phantom

    Hana-Dama: Phantom

    62016HD

    “Hana-Dama”—a flower in the wasteland. This flower is a symbol of earthly desires and every human is overwhelmed by desire and...

    Hana-Dama: Phantom
  • 2019
    When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes

    When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes

    When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes

    72019HD

    When Satoshi was little, his mother Akiko always took good care of him. She was gentle, but mentally strong. However, two years ago she was diagnosed...

    When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes
  • 2004
    Nor Noise

    Nor Noise

    Nor Noise

    02004HD

    Nor Noise is the first norwegian documentary about noise music. Movie Maker Tom Hovinbøle has from the start in 2001 interviewed a number of...

    Nor Noise
  • 2014
    One for All, All for One

    One for All, All for One

    One for All, All for One

    02014HD

    Osaka Korean High School has provided education for the past six decades to the children of pro-North Korean residents in Japan. This school is...

    One for All, All for One
  • 2012
    Amplified Gesture

    Amplified Gesture

    Amplified Gesture

    02012HD

    The film explores the journeys and philosophies of a select group of experimental musicians including Keith Rowe, Evan Parker, Eddie Prevost, Otomo...

    Amplified Gesture
  • 2010
    Abraxas

    Abraxas

    Abraxas

    102010HD

    Former punk rocker Jonen, now a Buddhist priest, seems to have lost the meaning of his life. His manic depression handicaps him further. Music seems...

    Abraxas
  • 2022
    Whereabouts of Sound

    Whereabouts of Sound

    Whereabouts of Sound

    02022HD

    As they play carefree music, their musicianship is met with surprise, wonder, and sometimes even laughter. Captivating all who watch, Otoasobi...

    Whereabouts of Sound
  • 2001
    To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

    To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

    To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out

    02001HD

    Kenji Nakagami, one of the most notable Japanese writers of the post-war, died in 1992. His work reveals a strong connection to his homeland, Kishu:...

    To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
  • 1997
    pierce LOVE&HATE

    pierce LOVE&HATE

    pierce LOVE&HATE

    01997HD

    Naho repeatedly enters hotels with random men and kills them before having sex with them. A man, Manabu, stays with her and performs piercings on her...

    pierce LOVE&HATE
  • 2002
    Sorry

    Sorry

    Sorry

    6.82002HD

    Twelve year old Sei has hit puberty and is quickly becoming sexually aware, sometimes not as privately as he'd like; erections in school and other...

    Sorry
  • 2024
    Gewalt no Mori - Kare ha Waseda de shinda

    Gewalt no Mori - Kare ha Waseda de shinda

    Gewalt no Mori - Kare ha Waseda de shinda

    02024HD

    A documentary about the end of the student movement in 1972 and the lynching of Daizaburo Kawaguchi, a student at Waseda University. The documentary...

    Gewalt no Mori - Kare ha Waseda de shinda
  • 2016
    Mother, I've Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face

    Mother, I've Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face

    Mother, I've Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face

    02016HD

    Pig heads, intestines, megaphones: all these and more have been thrown into crowds of loyal fans following the influential punk band THE STALIN or...

    Mother, I've Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face
  • 2006
    Dark Room Filled with Light

    Dark Room Filled with Light

    Dark Room Filled with Light

    02006HD

    Video by Yasunori Ikunishi, Tetsuya Nagato, and Yasunori Kakegawa. Sound by Filament, AKA Otomo Yoshihide and Sachiko M.

    Dark Room Filled with Light
  • 2012
    OLO, the Boy from Tibet

    OLO, the Boy from Tibet

    OLO, the Boy from Tibet

    02012HD

    A 6-year-old Tibetan boy leaves his family and flees to a refugee camp in northern India.

    OLO, the Boy from Tibet
  • 2014
    The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories

    The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories

    The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories

    02014HD

    The Wages of Resistance is a feature-length documentary film that portrays an "extended span of time" of the protests against building Narita...

    The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories
  • 2009
    Kikoe

    Kikoe

    Kikoe

    02009HD

    Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as...

    Kikoe
  • 1990
    EXIT-B9

    EXIT-B9

    EXIT-B9

    01990HD

    A Film by Hideaki Sasaki

    EXIT-B9
  • 2022
    The Unnameable Dance

    The Unnameable Dance

    The Unnameable Dance

    02022HD

    The Unnameable Dance shows the life and dance of Tanaka Min, an elderly dancer in his 70s, in a multifaceted and dynamic manner.

    The Unnameable Dance