KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts– (2013)
Overview
Video began as a medium that inspired discovery. This art documentary traces the expressive roots of “media art” in Japan — works of video, performances, and installations created using video technology that allowed for free and creative visual expression.
Cast
Takahiko Iimura
Mako Idemitsu
Shigeko Kubota
Ko Nakajima
Fujiko Nakaya
Sakumi Hagiwara
Toshio Matsumoto
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