[Japanese experimental feature]

Duration: 100

Year Published: 1960s

Creator: Fleetwood Films presents.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Ohbayashi, Nobuhiko.; Shimamura, Tatsuo.; Kanesaka, Kenji.; Takabayashi, Yoichi.; Richie, Donald, 1924-2013; Fleetwood Films.

Description: Five shorts distributed as one program.; Reel 1: Fantasy city / Tatsuo Shimamura (col.) (6 min.) -- Hop skotch / Kenji Kanesaka (b&w) (10 min.) -- Village skin / Yoichi Takabayashi (b&w) (14 min.) ; Reel 2: Voyeur virtuoso / Donald Richie (b&w) (30 min.) ; Reel 3: Emotion / Nobuhiko Ohbayashi (col.) (40 min.).; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Fantasy city: "A fascinating animated film by Tatsuo Shimamura, Fantasy city overwhelms the viewer with an incredibly complex series of images. It is a journey through the fast, harrowing life of a modern city." Hop skotch: "In this film, Kenji Kanesaka relates the trouble between police and youth to the activities on a hopscotch court." Village skin: "Yoichi Takabayashi presents a chilling expressionistic study of sexuality and self- destruction. A young woman's loneliness, her sexual and emotional frustration are depicted through images that are both erotic and frightening." Voyeur virtuoso: "This is an amusing study of a young man whose sole interest is watching other people make love. He travels everywhere with a small telescope. Unfortunately, he always seems frustrated in his quest, and is never able to see anything." Emotion: "Nobuhiko Ohbayashi's unusual film, made in hommage to French film director, Roger Vadim, uses an endless variety of special effects to capture the dream life of a young girl named Emi"--Macmillan-Audio Brandon Films catalogue, 1974-75, pp. 555-56.; PFA 1616-01-7209. D0007; Most shorts have no dialogue, Emotion has an English voiceover.; PFA 1616-01-7209. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: February 23, 2005 color segments faded to pink. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 2009/03/02; Very good condition except color films have faded; light to fair scratches

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE