THE ART THEATRE GUILD

The creative explosion of Japanese independent cinema in the 1960s

Article:

• Shinjuku in London: ATG and Experimental Films from 1960–70s Japan

Reviews:

• Pitfall: Hiroshi Teshigahara’s ghostly coal mining drama
• This Transient Life: A Buddhist incest tale
• Galaxy: A surreal dreamscape by pink, political and experimental director Masao Adachi
• Funeral Parade of Roses: A visually stunning gay take on Oedipus
• Lost Lovers: A portrait of Japanese youth after the student revolt
• Silence Has No Wings: A cine-poem following a butterfly’s journey across Japan

Reel Sounds:

• Fluxus associate Yasunao Tone’s soundtrack for Galaxy

Radio:

• Interview with Julian Ross, curator of the Theatre Scorpio season at Close-Up and Art Theatre Guild at BFI Southbank (Friday 19 August, 5-5:30pm, Resonance FM 104.4)

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Illustration by Mike Medaglia