Takahiko Iimura Movies

  • 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
  • 2023
    Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973

    Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973

    Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973

    02023HD

    In 1973 the Kino Arsenal – then in its Welserstraße location in Berlin-Schöneberg – showed a programme of videos by the...

    Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973
  • 1981
    Talking Picture (The Structure of Film Viewing)

    Talking Picture (The Structure of Film Viewing)

    Talking Picture (The Structure of Film Viewing)

    01981HD

    Consisting of four parts: Between the Frames; Seeing Nothing; The Privilege to See; I Am A Viewer / You Are A Viewer. The film demonstrates and...

    Talking Picture (The Structure of Film Viewing)
  • 1973
    1 To 60 Seconds

    1 To 60 Seconds

    1 To 60 Seconds

    01973HD

    "In 1 to 60 Seconds Iimura does an extraordinary thing: he abstracts time from any concrete associations, seems to put it on the screen and there you...

    1 To 60 Seconds
  • 1985
    Moments At The Rock

    Moments At The Rock

    Moments At The Rock

    01985HD

    “Moments At The Rock,” shot with an amateur video camera, was made as a free style improvisational film. The camera got strange halations...

    Moments At The Rock
  • 1966
    Taka and Ako

    Taka and Ako

    Taka and Ako

    01966HD

    Short film featuring Takahiko and Akiko Iimura

    Taka and Ako
  • 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
  • 1995
    This Is a Camera Which Shoots This

    This Is a Camera Which Shoots This

    This Is a Camera Which Shoots This

    01995HD

    "This Is a Camera Which Shoots This" and "As I See You You See Me" are both set up facing two cameras and monitors and the performer walks between...

    This Is a Camera Which Shoots This
  • 1962
    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)

    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)

    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)

    01962HD

    A boy and a girl in a small room, having a fight, making love and suddenly . . . a black humor on a young couple.—Takahiko Iimura, Paper Film:...

    6x6 (Oukan Densentsu)
  • 1989
    New York Day and Night: A Journey through Light and Darkness

    New York Day and Night: A Journey through Light and Darkness

    New York Day and Night: A Journey through Light and Darkness

    01989HD

    A journey through light and darkness reflected on the city of New York.

    New York Day and Night: A Journey through Light and Darkness
  • 1964
    Inside & Outside

    Inside & Outside

    Inside & Outside

    01964HD

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

    Inside & Outside
  • 1975
    24 Frames per Second

    24 Frames per Second

    24 Frames per Second

    01975HD

    This film, and in particular the function of sound within it will vary freely from moment to moment, viewer to viewer.

    24 Frames per Second
  • 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