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Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

8.019901h 30mMovieDocumentary

"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…

DirectorMichael Blackwood
WritersBonnie Sue Stein·Lynn Piasecki
ProducersLeslie Megahey·José Montes-Baquer

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Availability shown for United Kingdom · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Michael Blackwood

YA
Yoko Ashikawa
Herself - Interviewee
AM
Akiko Motofuji
Herself - Interviewee
NG
Nario Goda
Himself
TH
Tatsumi Hijikata
Himself
YW
Yukio Waguri
Himself
AMAkaji Maro
Akaji Maro
Himself
NN
Natsu Nakajima
Herself
SH
Sanae Hiruta
Herself
KOKazuo Ohno
Kazuo Ohno
Himself
MTMin Tanaka
Min Tanaka
Himself
UA
Ushio Amagatsu
YT
Yoshiyuki Takada

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