Directing
Takahiko Iimura
Takahiko Iimura has been a pioneer artist of Japanese experimental film and video, working with film since l960 and with video since 1970 while residing in New York and Tokyo. He is a widely established international artist, having numerous solo exhibitions in major museums such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Whitney Museum, New York, Anthology Film Archives, New York, Centre George Pompidou, Paris, the National Gallery Jeu de Paume, Paris, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Reina Sofia National Museum, Madrid, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo in addition to an artist residency at the German Academy of Arts, Berlin, and Bellagio Rockefeller Foundation Study Center, Bellagio, Italy.
Directing (189)
Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973
Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 19732023 · Director
Personal Cinema: Takahiko Iimura
Personal Cinema: Takahiko Iimura2021 · Director
Various Materials and Work Compilations
Various Materials and Work Compilations2019 · Director
Filmperformance mit Takahiko Iimura am Goethe-Institut Tokyo
Filmperformance mit Takahiko Iimura am Goethe-Institut Tokyo2018 · Director
Circle & Square, 1966-2018
Circle & Square, 1966-20182018 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing Double
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing Double2016 · Director
White Calligraphy, Re-Read
White Calligraphy, Re-Read2014 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Movies & Performance at the Eye Film Institute
Takahiko Iimura: Movies & Performance at the Eye Film Institute2014 · Director
Writing with Light: White Calligraphy
Writing with Light: White Calligraphy2014 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Early Film Poems, 1962-1971
Takahiko Iimura: Early Film Poems, 1962-19712013 · Director
Film Independents 1964: A Commercial for Myself
Film Independents 1964: A Commercial for Myself2013 · director
Gin namari gahô-kai
Gin namari gahô-kai2011 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Between the Frames
Takahiko Iimura: Between the Frames2011 · Director
Circle & Square
Circle & Square2011 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Light Writing
Takahiko Iimura: Light Writing2010 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Filmmakers (2 Films)
Takahiko Iimura: Filmmakers (2 Films)2010 · Director
How to Make Time Visible in Film (Without Photography)
How to Make Time Visible in Film (Without Photography)2010 · Director
Takahiko Iimura Citywide Retrospective
Takahiko Iimura Citywide Retrospective2009 · Director
Performance 1, White Calligraphy: Toronto
Performance 1, White Calligraphy: Toronto2009 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Talking Picture
Takahiko Iimura: Talking Picture2009 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Eye for Eye, Ear for Ear
Takahiko Iimura: Eye for Eye, Ear for Ear2009 · Director
The Collected Films of Takahiko Iimura, No. 1
The Collected Films of Takahiko Iimura, No. 12008 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Air's Rock
Takahiko Iimura: Air's Rock2008 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing Through the Body
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing Through the Body2007 · Director
One Second Loop (=Infinity): A White Line in Black
One Second Loop (=Infinity): A White Line in Black2007 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: On Time in Film
Takahiko Iimura: On Time in Film2007 · Director
Retrospective Exhibition of the Early Video Art at the Nagoya City Gallery, Japan
Retrospective Exhibition of the Early Video Art at the Nagoya City Gallery, Japan2006 · director
Takahiko Iimura: For Filmic Meditation
Takahiko Iimura: For Filmic Meditation2006 · Director
Iimura Takahiko no DVD ato
Iimura Takahiko no DVD ato2006 · Director
MA: A Japanese Concept
MA: A Japanese Concept2005 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Early Conceptual Videos
Takahiko Iimura: Early Conceptual Videos2005 · Director
Cine Dance: The Butoh of Tatsumi Hijikata
Cine Dance: The Butoh of Tatsumi Hijikata2005 · Director
Performance 2, White Calligraphy: Tokyo
Performance 2, White Calligraphy: Tokyo2005 · Director
Circle & Square 2003
Circle & Square 20032003 · Director
MA: The Stones Have Moved
MA: The Stones Have Moved2003 · Director
I Am (Not) Seen
I Am (Not) Seen2003 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing/Hearing/Speaking
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing/Hearing/Speaking2002 · Director
Seeing/Hearing/Speaking
Seeing/Hearing/Speaking2001 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: 60s Experiments
Takahiko Iimura: 60s Experiments2001 · director
Observer Observed
Observer Observed1998 · Director
Takahiko Iimura at the Kitchen, New York
Takahiko Iimura at the Kitchen, New York1996 · Director
Takahiko Iimura: Performance/Myself (or Video Identity)
Takahiko Iimura: Performance/Myself (or Video Identity)1996 · Director
Meta Media: Takahiko Iimura Media Installation
Meta Media: Takahiko Iimura Media Installation1995 · Director
Film as a Line
Film as a Line1995 · Director
As I See You You See Me
As I See You You See Me1995 · Director
This Is a Camera Which Shoots This
This Is a Camera Which Shoots This1995 · Director
Film as a Line - Multiple Versions
Film as a Line - Multiple Versions1995 · Director
Aiueonn: Multiple Face Version
Aiueonn: Multiple Face Version1993 · Director
Aiueonn: Remix Face Version
Aiueonn: Remix Face Version1993 · Director
Aiueonn: Real Face Version
Aiueonn: Real Face Version1993 · Director
Aiueonn: Yellow Face Version
Aiueonn: Yellow Face Version1993 · Director
Double Identities 2
Double Identities 21993 · Director
A.I.U.E.O.NN Six Features
A.I.U.E.O.NN Six Features1993 · Director
Fluxus Replayed
Fluxus Replayed1991 · Director
Videopoem: Sky and Ground
Videopoem: Sky and Ground1991 · Director
To the Garden of Water Lilies
To the Garden of Water Lilies1990 · Director
New York Day and Night
New York Day and Night1989 · Director
Scared to Death
Scared to Death1989 · Director
The Making of 'Ma' in Ryoan-Ji
The Making of 'Ma' in Ryoan-Ji1989 · Director
Ma: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-Ji
Ma: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-Ji1989 · Director
… and 129 more
Acting (37)
Takahiko Iimura: Presentation of Multimedia Works and Discussion
Takahiko Iimura: Presentation of Multimedia Works and Discussion2018 · Self
Filmperformance mit Takahiko Iimura am Goethe-Institut Tokyo
Filmperformance mit Takahiko Iimura am Goethe-Institut Tokyo2018
White Calligraphy, Re-Read
White Calligraphy, Re-Read2014 · Self
Gin namari gahô-kai
Gin namari gahô-kai2011 · Self
I Am (Not) Seen
I Am (Not) Seen2003
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing/Hearing/Speaking
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing/Hearing/Speaking2002
Observer Observed
Observer Observed1998 · Self
Birth of a Nation1997 · Self
Aiueonn: Remix Face Version
Aiueonn: Remix Face Version1993
Aiueonn: Real Face Version
Aiueonn: Real Face Version1993
Aiueonn: Multiple Face Version
Aiueonn: Multiple Face Version1993
Aiueonn: Yellow Face Version
Aiueonn: Yellow Face Version1993
Double Identities 2
Double Identities 21993
A.I.U.E.O.NN Six Features
A.I.U.E.O.NN Six Features1993 · Self
I Love You
I Love You1987
Talking to Myself at PS1
Talking to Myself at PS11985
A Conversation with Video
A Conversation with Video1983
Robina Rose and Me
Robina Rose and Me1983
Hundred Features
Hundred Features1982
Self Introduction
Self Introduction1982
A I U E O NN
A I U E O NN1982
Video Talking: Back to Back
Video Talking: Back to Back1982
Video Self: I = You = He/She
Video Self: I = You = He/She1982
Video Hundred Features
Video Hundred Features1982
Interviewer/Interviewed
Interviewer/Interviewed1980
I = You = He/She
I = You = He/She1979
Double Identities
Double Identities1979
Talking to Myself: Phenomenological Operation
Talking to Myself: Phenomenological Operation1978
Face to Face
Face to Face1977
Observer/Observed/Observer
Observer/Observed/Observer1976
Observer/Observed
Observer/Observed1975
Face/ing
Face/ing1974
Front and Back
Front and Back1974
Filmmakers
Filmmakers1969 · Self
Taka and Ako
Taka and Ako1966
Honey Moon
Honey Moon1966
Screen Play
Screen Play1963
Writing (97)
Circle & Square, 1966-2018
Circle & Square, 1966-20182018 · concept
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing Double
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing Double2016 · Writer
White Calligraphy, Re-Read
White Calligraphy, Re-Read2014 · concept
Writing with Light: White Calligraphy
Writing with Light: White Calligraphy2014 · concept
Circle & Square
Circle & Square2011 · concept
Takahiko Iimura: Between the Frames
Takahiko Iimura: Between the Frames2011 · concept
Takahiko Iimura: Filmmakers (2 Films)
Takahiko Iimura: Filmmakers (2 Films)2010 · Writer
Performance 1, White Calligraphy: Toronto
Performance 1, White Calligraphy: Toronto2009 · concept
Takahiko Iimura: Eye for Eye, Ear for Ear
Takahiko Iimura: Eye for Eye, Ear for Ear2009 · concept
The Collected Films of Takahiko Iimura, No. 1
The Collected Films of Takahiko Iimura, No. 12008 · concept
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing Through the Body
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing Through the Body2007 · Writer
One Second Loop (=Infinity): A White Line in Black
One Second Loop (=Infinity): A White Line in Black2007 · concept
Takahiko Iimura: On Time in Film
Takahiko Iimura: On Time in Film2007 · concept
Iimura Takahiko no DVD ato
Iimura Takahiko no DVD ato2006 · Writer
Takahiko Iimura: For Filmic Meditation
Takahiko Iimura: For Filmic Meditation2006 · concept
MA: A Japanese Concept
MA: A Japanese Concept2005 · concept
Takahiko Iimura: Early Conceptual Videos
Takahiko Iimura: Early Conceptual Videos2005 · Writer
Cine Dance: The Butoh of Tatsumi Hijikata
Cine Dance: The Butoh of Tatsumi Hijikata2005 · Writer
Performance 2, White Calligraphy: Tokyo
Performance 2, White Calligraphy: Tokyo2005 · Writer
Circle & Square 2003
Circle & Square 20032003 · concept
MA: The Stones Have Moved
MA: The Stones Have Moved2003 · concept
I Am (Not) Seen
I Am (Not) Seen2003 · Writer
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing/Hearing/Speaking
Takahiko Iimura: Seeing/Hearing/Speaking2002 · Writer
Seeing/Hearing/Speaking
Seeing/Hearing/Speaking2001 · Writer
Takahiko Iimura: Performance/Myself (or Video Identity)
Takahiko Iimura: Performance/Myself (or Video Identity)1996 · concept
Aiueonn: Multiple Face Version
Aiueonn: Multiple Face Version1993 · Writer
Aiueonn: Yellow Face Version
Aiueonn: Yellow Face Version1993 · Writer
Double Identities 2
Double Identities 21993 · Writer
Videopoem: Sky and Ground
Videopoem: Sky and Ground1991 · Writer
To the Garden of Water Lilies
To the Garden of Water Lilies1990 · Writer
The Making of 'Ma' in Ryoan-Ji
The Making of 'Ma' in Ryoan-Ji1989 · Writer
Scared to Death
Scared to Death1989 · Writer
Monet Garden Synthesized
Monet Garden Synthesized1988 · Writer
I Love You
I Love You1987 · concept
A Day in Bahama
A Day in Bahama1986 · Writer
Night Songs
Night Songs1986 · concept
Arakawa: Atmospheric Resemblance (A Life of Blank)
Arakawa: Atmospheric Resemblance (A Life of Blank)1986 · Writer
A Rock in the Light
A Rock in the Light1985 · Writer
Moments at the Rock
Moments at the Rock1985 · Writer
Ayers Rock
Ayers Rock1985 · Writer
Talking to Myself at PS1
Talking to Myself at PS11985 · Writer
Colette
Colette1984 · Writer
Robina Rose and Me
Robina Rose and Me1983 · Writer
TV for TV
TV for TV1983 · concept
Hit Your Own Back
Hit Your Own Back1983 · Writer
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween1983 · Writer
Video Gesture
Video Gesture1982 · concept
Video Talking: Back to Back
Video Talking: Back to Back1982 · Writer
A I U E O NN
A I U E O NN1982 · Writer
Circle & Square
Circle & Square1981 · concept
This Is a Camera Which Shoots This
This Is a Camera Which Shoots This1980 · concept
Talking in New York (After Jacques Derrida)
Talking in New York (After Jacques Derrida)1980 · Writer
Double Identities
Double Identities1979 · Writer
I = You = He/She
I = You = He/She1979 · concept
Talking to Myself: Phenomenological Operation
Talking to Myself: Phenomenological Operation1978 · Writer
Face to Face
Face to Face1977 · concept
Observer/Observed/Observer
Observer/Observed/Observer1976 · concept
Observer/Observed
Observer/Observed1975 · concept
Video Field
Video Field1975 · Writer
Project Yourself
Project Yourself1974 · concept
… and 37 more
Crew (40)
Iimura Takahiko no DVD ato
Iimura Takahiko no DVD ato2006 · Director of Photography
Iimura Takahiko no DVD ato
Iimura Takahiko no DVD ato2006 · producer
A.I.U.E.O.NN Six Features
A.I.U.E.O.NN Six Features1993 · Editor
A.I.U.E.O.NN Six Features
A.I.U.E.O.NN Six Features1993 · Director of Photography
Fluxus Replayed
Fluxus Replayed1991 · Director of Photography
24 Frames per Second
24 Frames per Second1978 · producer
24 Frames per Second
24 Frames per Second1978 · Director of Photography
24 Frames per Second
24 Frames per Second1978 · Editor
One Frame Duration
One Frame Duration1977 · Director of Photography
One Frame Duration
One Frame Duration1977 · producer
One Frame Duration
One Frame Duration1977 · Editor
Timed 1, 2, 3
Timed 1, 2, 31972 · Editor
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here1972 · producer
Timed 1, 2, 3
Timed 1, 2, 31972 · Director of Photography
Timed 1, 2, 3
Timed 1, 2, 31972 · producer
The Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean1971 · Director of Photography
The Fog
The Fog1970 · Director of Photography
Filmmakers
Filmmakers1969 · Editor
Flowers, 1968-1969
Flowers, 1968-19691969 · Director of Photography
Filmmakers
Filmmakers1969 · Director of Photography
Face
Face1968 · Director of Photography
Face
Face1968 · Editor
New York Scene
New York Scene1967 · Director of Photography
White Calligraphy
White Calligraphy1967 · Editor
White Calligraphy
White Calligraphy1967 · Director of Photography
White Calligraphy
White Calligraphy1967 · producer
Taka and Ako
Taka and Ako1966 · Editor
Taka and Ako
Taka and Ako1966 · Director of Photography
I Saw the Shadow
I Saw the Shadow1966 · Director of Photography
Honey Moon
Honey Moon1966 · Director of Photography
A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lilliput, No. 1
A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lilliput, No. 11964 · Editor
A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lilliput, No. 1
A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lilliput, No. 11964 · Director of Photography
Onan
Onan1963 · producer
Onan
Onan1963 · Director of Photography
Onan
Onan1963 · Editor
De Sade
De Sade1962 · producer
De Sade
De Sade1962 · Director of Photography
De Sade
De Sade1962 · Editor
Junk
Junk1962 · Director of Photography
Junk
Junk1962 · Editor