Motoharu Jonouchi Part 1
In partnership with Go Hiraswa, September and October Members’ Viewing will focus on four works by Motoharu Jonouchi:
September
Tatsumi Hijikata, 1968, 1 min, 16mm transfer
VAN—A Fragment of a Dream (VAN 夢のかけら), 1969, 14 min, 16mm transfer
October
A Portrait of Jogen (ジョーゲンの肖像), 1968, 9 min
Imperial Hotel (帝国ホテル), 1969, 3 min
Each program will be available for viewing on CCJ’s viewing platform for CCJ members.
Tatsumi Hijikata, 1968, 1 min, 16mm transfer
VAN—A Fragment of a Dream, 1969, 14 min, 16mm transfer
Tatsumi Hijikata, 1968, 1 min, 16mm transfer
A work documenting Ankoku Butoh dancer Tatsuji Hijikata’s Revolt of the Flesh (Nikutai no hanran). The work established the relation between Revolt of the Flesh with uprising through the unique methods of photography and editing that is found in Jonouchi’s Gewaltopia series (1968) which represented the student protest movement.
VAN—A Fragment of a Dream, 1969, 14 min, 16mm transfer
A work documenting the VAN Film Science Research Center’s space before shut down. VAN, which Jonouchi was a member, was established by the original and new members of the Nihon University Film Study Club (Nichidai Eiken) in Ogikubo section of Tokyo in 1960. VAN was a place where not only filmmakers but also people working in various media, including fine artists, musicians, photographers, and editors, could assemble, serving as an active center for creating historically important works and events.
