Dance of Darkness (1989)

Hirosuke, a medical student with almost no recollection of his past, is trapped in an asylum, despite being perfectly sane. After escaping from the loony bin, and being framed for the murder of a circus girl, he spots the photo of a recently deceased man, Genzaburo Komoda, to whom he bears an uncanny resemblance. By pretending to have been resurrected, Hirosuke assumes the dead man's identity, fooling everyone, including Komoda's widow and mistress. Whilst at the Komoda household, Hirosuke recalls memories that convince him to travel to a nearby island, home of Jogoro, the web-fingered father of Genzaburo. Whilst on the island, Hirosuke not only discovers Jogoro's plans to build his 'ideal community' (by transforming perfectly normal humans into hideous freaks), but also the awful truth behind his own identity.

After finding out that her husband, Rudi, has a fatal illness, Trudi Angermeier arranges a trip to Berlin so they can see their children. Of course, the kids don't know the real reason they're visiting -- and the catch is, neither does Rudi...

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.

A selection of seemingly unconnected scenes featuring Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Nina Hagen and Lene Lovich. Losely based on Voltaire's satire "Candide".

"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.

Short film in which butoh dancing is used to reflect on the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

A document of Tatsumi Hijikata's Butoh dance with Kazuo Ohno as the guest dancer shot in Hijikata's early period when he was emerging as the originator of Butoh. All of the male dancers are dressed up with evening suits and move gracefully, yet an intruder breaks up the whole scene abruptly. The film is worth seeing, even if just to see a memorable gay duet of Hijikata and Ohno. Overexposed, washed out images are sandwiched among normal ones.

Peter Sempel's masterful poetic film tribute to butoh performer Kazuo Ohno.

A documentary about legendary butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno.

Ankoku Butoh is a style of avant-garde dance that established itself in the counter culture experimental arts scene of post WWII Japan. The dance form is thought to have been founded by Tatsumi Hijikata, who both created and performed in butoh pieces from the late 1950’s - through the early 1970’s. In butoh, the style of movement is extremely stylized and deliberate, vacillating between slow and sharp, expressing feelings of dread, sexualization, violence, calmness, birth and “creatureness” among other things. This 1973 performance of Summer Storm at Kyoto University was Hijikata’s last public performance before his death in 1986.

A man details his crimes and pleasures within an armchair to an adulterer who sees the people in his life as nothing more than objects.

Anma (The Masseurs) is a representative and historical work by the creator of Butoh dance, Tatsumi Hijikata in his early period in the 1960s. The film is realized not only as a dance document but also as a Cine-Dance, a term made by Iimura, that is meant to be a choreography of film. The filmmaker "performed" with a camera on the stage in front of the audience. With the main performers: Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno, the film has the highlights such as Butohs of a soldier by Hijikata & a mad woman by Ohno. There is a story of the mad woman, first outcast and ignored, at the end joins to the community through her dance. Inserted descriptions of Anma (The Masseurs) are made for the film by the filmmaker, but were not in the original Butoh. The film, the only document taken of the performance, must be seen for the understanding of Hijikata Butoh and the foundation of Butoh.

Jet black, an accumulation of layer after layer of darkness Attracting the light, a fragrant color Something appearing from the interior depths

Он изменил мир: современная музыка и в целом поп-культура сформировались под огромным влиянием его творчества. Мир изменил его: став божеством сцены, он лишился свободы быть простым человеком. Майкл Джексон — символ ХХ века, одухотворенного и жестокого. В XXI веке артист готовился к грандиозному туру, который изменил бы представления о концертах мегазвездного уровня. Документальный фильм-концерт «Майкл Джексон: Вот и все» рассказывает о том, что никогда больше не случится с нами. Это не только шоу с исполнением гениальных хитов, но и моменты творческого процесса: поиск правильного звучания, постановка хореографии, разработка видеосопровождения.

Компания великовозрастных отморозков возвращается, чтобы поднять ставки выше, чем когда-либо. Они совершают перед камерой настолько изощренное членовредительство, такие сумасшедшие трюки, которые точно никому не стоит пытаться повторять. Вы готовы спрыгнуть с моста, будучи привязанным за причинное место к другому человеку?

In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel, "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest expectation of everyone involved to become one of the most successful independent films of all time. It caught the public imagination which met the spirit of the times, even as the self appointed guardians of public morality struggled to suppress it, and created, for a brief moment, a possible future where sexuality in film had a bold artistic potential. This film covers the story of the making of this controversial film, its stunning success, its hysterical opposition along with its dark side of mob influence and allegations of the on set mistreatment of the film's star.

Скандальная, саркастическая, грубая и абсолютно сумасбродная команда Джонни Ноксвила опять готова шокировать, смешить и срывать крышу, и в этот раз они удивят еще больше. Теперь каждый может стать почти соучастником событий, поскольку наблюдать за выходками чудаков можно будет в формате 3D. Фильм состоит из ряда экстремальных трюков, нерядовых шуток и безумных экспериментов, — все это испытает на собственной шкуре эта безумная компания. Никогда не знаешь — плакать или смеяться от их выходок, ведь они демонстрируют то, что каждый тайком хотел сделать, но боялся попробовать.

Фильм, рассказывает о том, как создавалась «Матрица», о ее героях, музыкальном оформлении, визуальных эффектах, созданных под руководством Джона Гаеты (John Gaeta), а также о том, как были поставлены сцены единоборств, хореографом которых стал мастер кунг-фу Ву-пинг Юен (Woo-ping Yuen).

Наши герои начисто лишены стыда и инстинкта самосохранения, совсем не обращают внимания на боль и с удовольствием будут мучить себя и других!

Компания отморозков возвращается на большой экран, чтобы поднять ставки выше, чем когда-либо. Они совершают перед камерой настолько изощренное членовредительство, такие сумасшедшие трюки, которые точно не стоит никому повторять…