Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis 34 years old

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.

Credits

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis Cast

Name	Character
Tatsumi Hijikata He was 61, 57 years old when he died	as Himself

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis Crew

Name	Department
Christian Blackwood as Director of Photography. He was 47 (50) years old when He died	Camera
José Montes-Baquer as Executive Producer. He was 54 (74) years old when He died	Production