Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis (1990)
Body on the Edge of Crisis
Run Time: 1h30m | Release: 01 Jan 1990
Production Countries: United States of America
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Overview:
"Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh choreographers and their companies. Although Butoh is often viewed as Japan's equivalent of modern dance, in actuality it has little to do with the rational principles of modernism. Butoh is a theater of improvisation which places the personal experiences of the dancer on center-stage. By reestablishing the ancient Japanese connection of dance, music, and masks, and by recalling the Buddhist death dances of rural Japan, Butoh incorporates much traditional theater. At the same time, it is a movement of resistance against the abandonment of traditional culture to a highly organized consumer-oriented society.
Cast Of - Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
Crew Members
Yoko Ashikawa Herself - Interviewee
Akiko Motofuji Herself - Interviewee
Nario Goda Himself
Tatsumi Hijikata Himself
Yukio Waguri Himself
Akaji Maro Himself
Natsu Nakajima Herself
Sanae Hiruta Herself
Kazuo Ohno Himself
Min Tanaka Himself
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