Shūji Terayama Movies

Experimental short film about two men carrying a door.

Using bluescreen video techniques, Terayama playfully—and with a silent film theatricality—posits a series of postmodern vignettes...

An experimental fantasy short dedicated to questioning whether or not man is a prisoner of time.

Lacking a coherent plot, We're All Riding on a Circus Elephant depicts the collapse of western civilization as a free-form collage advocating group...

Three showgirls playfully mock the audience for attending a projection of an art film.

Originally made for the 100 Feet Film Festival hosted by Image Forum. However, to test the limits, Terayama Shūji willfully made use of 3...

Paper-Scissor-Rock wars draws an episode where the two generals portray the Second World War, mostly through the rock-scissors-bag, but also by some...

A naval officer makes love to his wife while his son, the director of the film, watches them.

Shûji Terayama's commercial for the Japanese Racing Association.