Tears of Ecstasy

Wed 23.09 / 20:30 / WORM / Rotterdam
'CAMERA JAPAN kick-off night' with live-performances 'Astro' & 'Kouhei'
(see also 'Music' section) Triple-bill: €6 / Reservation recommended via wormweb.nl

Tears of Ecstasy [Movie still]

Bekender door zijn werk in de experimentele en homo-erotische film wereld, is OKI Hiroyuki's enige hetero pink film ook meteen een van de meest opmerkelijke en radicale films in het genre, met precies 60 scenes van ieder 60 seconden. Deze film zorgde voor behoorlijk wat ophef in de Japanse sexfilmbioscopen waar de vaste bezoekers klaagden over onerotische karakter van de film, maar filmfans en critici liepen er mee weg. Met een soundtrack van John ZORN.

Better known for his works in the experimental and gay film-making scenes, OKI Hiroyuki's only straight pink film is also one of the most formally radical titles in the canon, featuring exactly 60 shots of 60 seconds each. Created quite a stir in Japanese triple-X theaters where regulars complained of the uneroticness of the film, while film fans and critics loved it. With a soundtrack by John ZORN.

TEARS OF ECSTASY (Ekusutashii no namida: Chi in), Dutch première
Japan 1995, 61 min, 35mm, Color, Japanese spoken w/ English subtitles
Director: OKI Hiroyuki
Script: OKI Hiroyuki, ITO Kiyomi
Producer: ASAKURA Daisuke, SUZUKI Akihiko
Camera: UEHARA Takeshi
Music: John ZORN
Distribution: Stance Company

OKI Hiroyuki Born in Tokyo in 1964, OKI Hiroyuki started to make video works in 1984, while studying architecture at the Tokyo University. His Swimming Prohibited (Yuei kinshi, 1989) won the jury's special prize at the Image Forum Festival 1990. His work encompasses live screenings, installations, performance, drawing and painting.

Filmography (Selection):
1997 3+1
1995 Heaven-6-Box (tengoku no muttsu no hako)
1994 I Like You, I Like You Very Much (anata ga suki desu, daisuki desu)
1989 Swimming Prohibited (yuei kinshi)