Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
"Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh choreographers and their companies. Although Butoh is often viewed as Japan's equivalent of modern dance, in actuality it has little to do with the rational principles of modernism. Butoh is a theater of improvisation which places the personal experiences of the dancer on center-stage. By reestablishing the ancient Japanese connection of dance, music, and masks, and by recalling the Buddhist death dances of rural Japan, Butoh incorporates much traditional theater. At the same time, it is a movement of resistance against the abandonment of traditional culture to a highly organized consumer-oriented society.
Cast
Yoko Ashikawa
as Herself - Interviewee
Akiko Motofuji
as Herself - Interviewee
Nario Goda
as Himself
Tatsumi Hijikata
as Himself
Yukio Waguri
as Himself
Akaji Maro
as Himself
Natsu Nakajima
as Herself
Sanae Hiruta
as Herself
Kazuo Ohno
as Himself
Min Tanaka
as Himself
