The Reading Machine (1977)

Genre :

Runtime : 22M

Director : Shūji Terayama
Writer : Shūji Terayama

Synopsis

In this Borgesian satire on knowledge and technology, bibliophilic desire leads to the construction of a pedal-powered reading machine. Resembling a combination of gymnastic contraption, printing press and early cinematic apparatus, the machine’s purpose remains ambiguous. And like this machine, Terayama’s film connects his work in poetry, motion picture and graphic design by weaving together printed and projected, still and moving images.

Actors

Momo Yaguchi
Momo Yaguchi
Takeshi Wakamatsu
Takeshi Wakamatsu
Keiko Niitaka
Keiko Niitaka
Toshihiko Hino
Toshihiko Hino

Crews

Shūji Terayama
Shūji Terayama
Director
Shūji Terayama
Shūji Terayama
Screenplay
J.A. Seazer
J.A. Seazer
Music
Eiko Kujo
Eiko Kujo
Producer

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