Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis (1990)

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

"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.

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

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

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Michael Blackwood
Michael Blackwood
Director
Bonnie Sue Stein
Bonnie Sue Stein
Writer
Lynn Piasecki
Lynn Piasecki
Writer
Leslie Megahey
Leslie Megahey
Executive Producer
José Montes-Baquer
José Montes-Baquer
Executive Producer
Bonnie Sue Stein
Bonnie Sue Stein
Associate Producer
Christian Blackwood
Christian Blackwood
Director of Photography
Michael Blackwood
Michael Blackwood
Producer

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