Movies

  • 1974
    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    7.51974HD

    A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural...

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country
  • 1977
    The Boxer

    The Boxer

    The Boxer

    7.21977HD

    In the midst of a match, Hayato, a successful boxer, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked out, and quits boxing, leaving his...

    The Boxer
  • 1979
    Grass Labyrinth

    Grass Labyrinth

    Grass Labyrinth

    7.31979HD

    Akira is haunted by a "bouncing ball" song that he remembers his mother singing when he was a small child, and now on the verge of a sexually active...

    Grass Labyrinth
  • 2014
    Sturm und Drang

    Sturm und Drang

    Sturm und Drang

    02014HD

    In the winter of 1922 (Taisho 11), a poet and social activist Nakahama Tetsu returned from a wandering journey to reunite with Furuta Daijiro and...

    Sturm und Drang
  • 2003
    The Soul Odyssey

    The Soul Odyssey

    The Soul Odyssey

    42003HD

    A young man is on an inner journey as he searches for meaning in love, eroticism and marriage. He boards a train, and all the clocks are mirrored...

    The Soul Odyssey
  • 1992
    I've Heard the Ammonite Murmur

    I've Heard the Ammonite Murmur

    I've Heard the Ammonite Murmur

    7.31992HD

    A young geologist is traveling by train to visit his sister in the countryside after having received a mysterious letter from her.

    I've Heard the Ammonite Murmur
  • 2004
    Playing Pretend

    Playing Pretend

    Playing Pretend

    02004HD

    A documentary that centers on filmmaker Mikio Yamazaki, exploring his artistic vision and his feelings towards 8mm film, the primary medium of his...

    Playing Pretend
  • 1998
    I have been looking at the dream continuously

    I have been looking at the dream continuously

    I have been looking at the dream continuously

    01998HD

    Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

    I have been looking at the dream continuously
  • 2008
    Blindfold Proposition

    Blindfold Proposition

    Blindfold Proposition

    02008HD

    Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

    Blindfold Proposition
  • 2024
    Instability of the Signal

    Instability of the Signal

    Instability of the Signal

    62024HD

    Film of Simon Fisher Turner's new album, Instability of The Signal, directed by Japanese filmmaker Isao Yamada.

    Instability of the Signal
  • 1999
    Swamp

    Swamp

    Swamp

    81999HD

    An 8mm film by Isao Yamada.

    Swamp
  • 1988
    Crystal

    Crystal

    Crystal

    7.31988HD

    Crystal unfolds as a series of evocative, non-linear vignettes where fleeting images and sensations merge into a meditation on memory and time. A...

    Crystal
  • 1987
    Lynx Reel

    Lynx Reel

    Lynx Reel

    6.51987HD

    Why do people wave their hands when they say goodbye? We embarked on a dream journey from Borges' The Circular Ruins. Filmed in 16mm by the Japanese...

    Lynx Reel
  • 1988
    Crystal☆Rehearsal

    Crystal☆Rehearsal

    Crystal☆Rehearsal

    51988HD

    Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

    Crystal☆Rehearsal
  • 2007
    Delicate eyelashes

    Delicate eyelashes

    Delicate eyelashes

    02007HD

    Delicate eyelashes
  • 1992
    Tokyo Dusk

    Tokyo Dusk

    Tokyo Dusk

    01992HD

    Tokyo Dusk
  • 2000
    Moon Globe

    Moon Globe

    Moon Globe

    02000HD

    Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 35mm).

    Moon Globe
  • 2019
    Reminiscence

    Reminiscence

    Reminiscence

    02019HD

    Reminiscence
  • 2014
    Reflection

    Reflection

    Reflection

    52014HD

    Eerie images of landscapes after the Fukushima nuclear disaster shot on black and white 8mm.

    Reflection
  • 2009
    Tokyo Nostalgia

    Tokyo Nostalgia

    Tokyo Nostalgia

    02009HD

    Tokyo Nostalgia