Shūji Terayama Movies

This is Shuji Terayama memorial performance of The Hunchback of Aomori from 1983 (featuring Akihiro Miwa). Terayama gathered dwarfs, circus freaks,...

Documentary about the relationships between mothers and their children.

Three showgirls playfully mock the audience for attending a projection of an art film.

Originally made for the 100 Feet Film Festival hosted by Image Forum. However, to test the limits, Terayama Shūji willfully made use of 3...

Paper-Scissor-Rock wars draws an episode where the two generals portray the Second World War, mostly through the rock-scissors-bag, but also by some...

Shûji Terayama's commercial for the Japanese Racing Association.

Using bluescreen video techniques, Terayama playfully—and with a silent film theatricality—posits a series of postmodern vignettes...

Finished shooting in 1962, the movie’s cast was almost the same as its crew. With a bunch of experimental symbols such as skinny human body,...

Shuji Terayama starts a poem, and then ships his pencil to Herbie Yamaguchi in the UK. Herbie ships the pencil back to Terayama, who then finishes...