Teruo Koike Movies

A brief documentary focused on the history of experimental Super 8mm filmmaking. Prominent figures of the "s8" boom of the 1970s discuss their work...

"I pointed the camera at the trees and bushes in my lodgings' garden. I just wanted to keep watching them." VTR/sound

Part 16 of Koike Teruo’s Ecosystem series. 8mm

"My strong interest in and longing for movies were beginning to take shape, but I still was not clear about what I should create. Therefore, those...

"I thought of disassembling one second by sticking opaque scotch tape on 8mm films to shut existing images. How much information can we put in 1/24...

"I was crazy about collecting photographs I got interested in scientific journals."

"The first film in which I was a scriptor, actor and director. Many thanks for my schoolmates who kindly cooperated to appear in this movie." -Teruo...

Part 15 of Koike Teruo’s Ecosystem series.

8mm film directed by Teruo Koike

8mm film directed by Teruo Koike

Part 17 of Koike Teruo’s Ecosystem series.

Experimental short film by Teruo Koike.

Part 8 of Koike Teruo’s Ecosystem series. 8mm

Short film by Teruo Koike. 18fps/8mmfilm/silent