Dance of Darkness

01/01/1989

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0hr 55min

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Documentary

STORY

The dark sensibilities and cultural resonances of Butoh, the radical Japanese dance movement, are explored in this multilayered work. Profoundly rooted in both traditional and contemporary Japanese culture, Butoh arose in a spirit of revolt in the early 1960s. Characterized by frank sexuality and bodily distortions, Butoh transforms traditional dance movements into new forms, stripping away the taboos of contemporary Japanese culture to reveal a secret world of darkness and irrationality.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Tatsumi Hijikata
  • Kazuo Ohno

    Director

  • Edin Velez

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English