Utako Koguchi

História

Born in Tokyo. Studied theater in the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Waseda University, and began making 8mm films. Has worked as a dance instructor, editor, film publicist, film crew member, and art school assistant, and develops visual art performances and sessions that transcend genres. Major works include The Rain (selected for the 1982 Pia FilmFestival), O-de-ka-ke Diary (Grand Prize at the 1989 Image ForumFestival), The Sleeping Flower (Special Jury Prize at the 1991 Image ForumFestival), and A Dandelion (Rosaceae) (1990 Ebiten golden director). Active in nurturing young talent as coordinator of arts events and workshops, and teaches at universities including Musashino Art University, Tama Art University, and at the Art and Architecture School of Waseda University.

Filmes

Am Meer
Music
A walk, a moment at the beach... And the Japanese filmmaker Utako Koguchi behind the heard piano.
Ophelia’s Favorite Books
Director
A 3-Part Series for the imaginary girl’s magazine Monthly Ophelia unveils the literary worlds of three female writers born in 1896. The Ophelia of legend who loses her life along the riverside is reborn and lives deep underwater. Reminisce about girlhood and lose your way in favourite books that transcend time.
Utako Koguchi's
Director
Experimental short by Utako Koguchi.
O-DE-KA-KE Diary Part 2 - The Home of Grass
Director
The Sleeping Flower
Director
An 8mm film by Utako Koguchi.
A Dandelion, Rosaceae
Director
Drawing our attention to the ambiguities of sexuality, queering the relationship between body, image and voice; the filmmaker refers to it as an indirect reflection on the worldwide AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
O-DE-KA-KE Diary
Director
A mental journey through a woman's physical odyssey through urban landscapes and nature.
Axolotl Wooper Looper’s Lair
Director
Experimental short by Utako Koguchi.
A Melancholy Girl
Director
The Rain
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Etude of Szerny and Burgüller
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An 8mm film