The book shows the connections between Japanese historical avant-garde movements and new Japanese experimental films. The author provides insight into the development of Japanese avant-garde visual culture and experimental aesthetics, also featuring the expanded cinema after 2000.

Autorentext

Agnieszka Kiejziewicz holds a Ph.D. in Film, with a particular emphasis on Japanese cinema. Her research covers avant-garde and independent films, expanded cinema and technology in film. She is also focused on other aspects of Japanese culture, especially the development of Japanese rock and metal music. She is the author of many articles regarding film and a monography on Japanese cyberpunk cinema and works as a co-editor of an academic journal on anthropology, sociology and culture.

Inhalt

Japanese avant-garde film - Experimental film - Expanded cinema - Avant-garde collective - Japanese film aesthetics and history - Japanese surrealism - Mavo group - Controversial films - Video art - Shuji Terayama - Takahiko Iimura - Masao Adachi - Takashi Ito - Rei Hayama - Takashi Makino - Mako Idemitsu