Toshio Matsumoto Movies

  • 1986
    1986 Summer

    1986 Summer

    1986 Summer

    01986HD

    A previously unseen short by the Japanese avant-garde titan, Toshio Matsumoto's 1986 Summer locates faces and bodies within superimpositions, zooms,...

    1986 Summer
  • 1975
    Murder Catalogue

    Murder Catalogue

    Murder Catalogue

    01975HD

    Matsumoto's early video work Murder Catalogue, but there were few opportunities to be screened at that time since it dealt with a grotesque image....

    Murder Catalogue
  • 1963
    Nichiray a la carte

    Nichiray a la carte

    Nichiray a la carte

    01963HD

    Nippon Rayon has produced clothing of assorted colors, designs, and materials. Their nylon products are not limited to fashion but extend to all...

    Nichiray a la carte
  • 1957
    Caisson

    Caisson

    Caisson

    01957HD

    The film is a promotional film, recording the construction of a pressurized lockbox at the Hachinohe power plant in Aomori. Matsumoto's official...

    Caisson
  • 2018
    The Devil In Mary

    The Devil In Mary

    The Devil In Mary

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    A paranoid girl is haunted by the frightening manifestations of her hypnophobia. She is at odds with the waking world as she attempts to get away...

    The Devil In Mary
  • 1981
    Connection

    Connection

    Connection

    6.41981HD

    In Connection, a static shot of the sky with moving clouds is subdivided into regular geometrical regions, which are then individually (and...

    Connection
  • 1959
    300 Ton Trailer

    300 Ton Trailer

    300 Ton Trailer

    01959HD

    A short documentary about a trailer weighing over 300 tons that carries material for the construction of a dam toward Tokyo.

    300 Ton Trailer
  • 1975
    Everything Visible Is Empty

    Everything Visible Is Empty

    Everything Visible Is Empty

    7.81975HD

    There's more to picture than meets the eye in this journey into oriental metaphysical imagery. Starting (in a very Christian manner) with the Word,...

    Everything Visible Is Empty
  • 1975
    A Girl

    A Girl

    A Girl

    01975HD

    A Girl
  • 1982
    Relation

    Relation

    Relation

    6.61982HD

    In Relation, the focus of the viewer’s attention is guided by pointers moving through the screen.

    Relation
  • 1980
    Ki or Breathing

    Ki or Breathing

    Ki or Breathing

    7.31980HD

    'Ki or Breathing' is a spare concoction assembled from slow motion shots of nature and set to a score by the much-acclaimed Tohru Takemitsu.

    Ki or Breathing
  • 1984
    Vibration

    Vibration

    Vibration

    01984HD

    "A flicker film made using only intense shock-zooms, Vibration is one of a series of films Matsumoto made in the 1980s that explored proprioception...

    Vibration
  • 2003
    Filming the Unfilmable: An Interview with Toshio Matsumoto

    Filming the Unfilmable: An Interview with Toshio Matsumoto

    Filming the Unfilmable: An Interview with Toshio Matsumoto

    02003HD

    Toshio Matsumoto articulates his perspective on the creation of Dogra Magra, presented in the supplementary section of the Radiance DVD release.

    Filming the Unfilmable: An Interview with Toshio Matsumoto