Kenji Onishi Movies

Shooting began with pointing the camera at the sunset seen through the window at home, and continued until all the 8mm film I had was used up. The...

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

8mm short by Kenji Onishi and Tohru Mabuchi.

Squareworld has a stark, minimal narrative: a drug-addicted man kidnaps a young woman from the hills, holds her prisoner and eventually kills her and...

8mm film by Yukiyasu Shimada. Performed by Shimada himself and the girl is Ichigo-chan.

I returned to 8mm home movies for this compilation film, shot during the final year of my grandmother's life, and, beginning with footage of her...

Zetcho is a feature shot on film, including the typical colouring of washed-out white and blue. Again Onishi brings together the couple’s...

With the core members Shin Sasakubo and Daisuke Aoki, as well as a revolving set of members depending on the contents of the work, the CHICHIBU...

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Silent art film utilizing landscape and light.

A man fingering the girl before killing her. Camera cuts to blue sky and cat. A man choking his girl. Onishi at his usual with framing, extreme...

The evening sky that dyes into pink. Super8 early work by Kenji Onishi.

8mm film by Yukiyasu Shimada. Performed by Shimada himself and the girl is Ichigo-chan.

Tanzan Shrine, also known as the Danzan Shrine.

Early work by Kenji Onishi.

An improvised film study starring Kumiko Watanuki's solo play in an empty room.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

A collection of Single 8 bloopers sprinkled with bleach to dissolve the emulsion. It is also a work that contains personal grudges.