Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

Storyline

"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.
    Released
    1/1/1990
    Runtime
    1h 30min
    Director
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Michael Blackwood Productions
Cast
Yoko Ashikawa
Herself - Interviewee
Akiko Motofuji
Herself - Interviewee
Nario Goda
Himself
Tatsumi Hijikata
Tatsumi Hijikata
Himself
Yukio Waguri
Himself
Akaji Maro
Akaji Maro
Himself
Natsu Nakajima
Herself
Sanae Hiruta
Herself
Kazuo Ohno
Kazuo Ohno
Himself
Min Tanaka
Min Tanaka
Himself
Ushio Amagatsu
Acting
Yoshiyuki Takada
Acting
Keiji Morita
Acting
Goro Namerikawa
Acting
Atsushi Ogata
Acting
Masaku Kaita
Acting
Toshiyuki Tanigawa
Acting
Ko Murobushi
Acting
Koichi Tamano
Acting
Shusei Asada
Acting
Hikaru Otsubo
Acting
Katsuyoshi Yamamura
Acting
Kinya Tsuruyama
Acting
Nobutaka Kuwabara
Acting
Mutsuo Tanaka
Acting
Chiyomi Tamura
Acting
Yuri Sakurai
Acting
Makiko Tominaga
Acting
Fumie Hippo
Acting
Takako Suzuki
Acting
Satomi Kawakami
Acting
Haruko Kudo
Acting
Yumiko Saeki
Acting
Ima Tenko
Ima Tenko
Crew
Norikazu Sato
Acting
Norio Imanishi
Acting
Naruhiko Kadawa
Acting
Arawakasyu
Acting
Ritsu Minatama
Acting
Ine Yatsushima
Acting
Tsuruko Noguchi
Acting
Kasumi Muraki
Acting
Torio Nogi
Acting
Ismau Ohsuka
Acting
Hideki Nakazato
Acting
Yoichi Mori
Acting
Karuko Aiyama
Acting
Kao Arahata
Acting
Yukara Nakai
Acting
Tomoe Shizune
Acting
Harumi Kitaguchi
Acting
Ea Sola
Acting
Hisako Horikawa
Acting
Frank Van De Ven
Acting
Francois Evangilisti
Acting
Sei Nagatsuka
Acting
Yasunari Tamai
Acting
Andres Salgado
Acting
Tess de Quincy
Acting
Kyoko Komatsu
Acting
Christine Quoiraud
Acting
Katerina Bakatsaki
Crew
Naoyuki Oguri
Acting
Shoko Ashikawa
Acting
Seisaku Ashikawa
Acting
Mito Ashikawa
Acting
Yukinko Ashikawa
Acting
Uzumi Ashikawa
Acting
Megumi Ashikawa
Acting
Tetsuo Sakaibara
Acting
Takeru Kono
Acting
Sadahiko Irisawa
Acting
Yoshito Ohno
Yoshito Ohno
Acting
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