Takahiko Iimura Movies

  • 1966
    Honey Moon

    Honey Moon

    Honey Moon

    01966HD

    A touching portrait of his partner Akiko and the days following their wedding, Iimura's conceptual rigour loosens in favour of intimacy in Honey...

    Honey Moon
  • 1971
    The Pacific Ocean

    The Pacific Ocean

    The Pacific Ocean

    01971HD

    Shot on 8mm on the 12-day boat journey between Yokohama and San Francisco, Iimura's The Pacific Ocean consumes the anticipation and uncertainties of...

    The Pacific Ocean
  • 1970
    Film Strips I

    Film Strips I

    Film Strips I

    01970HD

    When I came to the USA in the mid 1960s, it was the high point of the Hippie movement and the black riots. I lived in the East village in New York,...

    Film Strips I
  • 1987
    I Love You

    I Love You

    I Love You

    01987HD

    “Double Portrait” and “I Love You” are a paired piece with Akiko Iimura. Both Iimuras play individually as well as a unit. In...

    I Love You
  • 1977
    One Frame Duration

    One Frame Duration

    One Frame Duration

    01977HD

    The films concerns the "duration" (or non-duration) of one frame, as the title indicates, the minimum unit of film in space (dark and light) with...

    One Frame Duration
  • 2003
    I am (Not) Seen

    I am (Not) Seen

    I am (Not) Seen

    02003HD

    This video deals with the perception of seeing including the words as I see you, I am seen, and I am not seen. These words are superimposed over the...

    I am (Not) Seen
  • 1993
    A I U E O NN Six Features

    A I U E O NN Six Features

    A I U E O NN Six Features

    01993HD

    Experimental film involving letters.

    A I U E O NN Six Features
  • 1976
    Camera, Monitor, Frame

    Camera, Monitor, Frame

    Camera, Monitor, Frame

    01976HD

    Camera, Monitor, Frame is the first installment of Takahiko Iimura's "Video Semiotics Triptych" (the other two works are Observer/Observed, made in...

    Camera, Monitor, Frame
  • 1984
    Shadowman (The Structure of Seeing and Hearing)

    Shadowman (The Structure of Seeing and Hearing)

    Shadowman (The Structure of Seeing and Hearing)

    01984HD

    A mind-twisting video, meditating on the experience of watching film/video, and of seeing and being seen. Prodded by a succession of riddles, the...

    Shadowman (The Structure of Seeing and Hearing)