Kenji Onishi Movies

The underground cinematheque. Last time Fujica and 311 Fukushima. The case against perfection - Fujica Single-8.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Digital Video, Kanahama Natsuyo model.

A girl and a boy, a chance encounter with the camera. She invites the photographer to her room. Once inside, the woman takes off her clothers and...

Filmed in Vancouver, time-lapse pictures of the view from the hotel in October.

Experimental Super 8 short by Kenji Onishi.

A breath of light, a film poem by in-camera editing that is more sensory than experimental.

Early work by Kenji Onishi.

A very rare, Super 8 film by Fujiwara Sho (pen name Fujiwara Dragon), that was screened only one time. Some scenes were later reused in one of Kenji...

Depiction of the physicality of destruction and disappearance through images of the Japanese filmmaker’s father who dies and is cremated.

Early work by Kenji Onishi.

A psychological drama filmed when I was fond of Japanese detective stories. The monologue of a killer with a shovel inspired by real maniacs, from...

A colourful video feature about young criminals, sex scenes and their bitter ends.

An 8mm film drama. Written by Fusako Kumagai and directed by Kenji Onishi.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Early super8 location hunting sketches for what would then turn out to be the feature-lenght film "Squareworld" (1995), the sound recordings of this...

Sound of rain. Storm. Fixed camera. Time-lapse of skies and clouds. A playful silhouette against the light.

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