Iimura Takahiko

Takahiko Iimura
飯村 隆彦
Born	(1937-02-20)20 February 1937 Tokyo, Japan
Died	31 July 2022(2022-07-31) (aged 85)
Occupation	Film director

Takahiko Iimura (Japanese: 飯村隆彦, Hepburn: Iimura Takahiko, 20 February 1937 – 31 July 2022)^[1] was a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and fine artist. He is considered one of the pioneers of experimental and independent filmmaking in Japan.^[2] Iimura was born in Tokyo and was a graduate of Keio University. His film Onan (1963) won the Special Prize at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival in 1964. He published a seminal work on experimental filmmaking in 1970, Geijutsu to higeijutsu no aida, and a biography of Yoko Ono, Ono Yōko hito to sakuhin, in 1985. Iimura made much of his film in New York City, but became a professor at the Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design in 1992.^[2][3]

Filmography

1960s

• "Film Poems," (1962–1970, 16mm)
• "Iro" (Colors), (1962, 16mm (from 8mm), Music: Yasunao Tone, 8 min.)
• Onan (1963, 16mm, B/W, 7min., Music: Yasunao Tone; Winner, Special Prize, Brussels International Film Festival)
• "Taka and Ako," (1966, 16mm (from 8mm), black and white, silent, 16fps, 15 min.)
• "White Calligraphy," (1967, 16mm, black and white, silent, 11 min.)
• "Filmmakers," (1968, 28 min.)

1970s

• "Kiri" (Fog), (1970, 16mm (from 8mm), black and white, silent, 16fps, 7 min.)
• "Film Strips I," (1970, 16mm, black and white, silent, 11.5 min.)
• "The Pacific Ocean" (1971, 16mm, colour, silent, 11 min.)
• "Self Identity" (1972, 1 min.)
• "Double Portrait" (1973–1987, 5 min.)
• "I Love You" (1973–1987, 4.5 min.)
• "Double Identity" (1979, 1.5 min.)

1980s

• "I Am A Viewer, You Are A Viewer" (1981, 4 min.)
• "This Is A Camera Which Shoots This" (1982–1995, 5 min.)
• "Air’s Rock" (portmanteau, DVD, including Moments at the Rock, (1984, color, sound, 12 min.) and A Rock in the Light (1985/2008, 18 min. Music: Haruyuki Suzuki, 2008))
• New York Hotsprings (1984, DVD, b/w, 10 min. Part of Experiments in New York)
• "TV Confrontation" (1986, DVD, color, stereo, 5 min. with Tetsuya fukui, "Video=Aleph")
• New York Day and Night (1989, DVD, color, Music: Takehisa Kosugi, 58 min.)

1990s

• "As I See You You See Me" (1990–1995, 7 min.)
• PERFORMANCE/MYSELF (Or Video Identity) (portmanteau, 1972–1995, DVD, 7 pieces, total 29 min.)

References

1. Greenberger, Alex (4 August 2022). "Takahiko Iimura, Pioneering Video Artist and Experimental Filmmaker, Dies at 85". ARTnews. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
2. "飯村隆彦" [Takahiko Iimura]. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten (日本人名大辞典) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
3. "実験映画" [Experimental cinema]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Speaking Engagement