ざ・鬼太鼓座 · 1981

The Ondekoza

Tai Katō · 107 min · Japan

A documentary profiling a Japanese taiko drumming group based in the remote Sado Island, Japan. The film blurs the line between real-life documentary footage of the troupe's training and practice regimes, and staged performances of their varied musical acts, with sets designed by artist Tadanori Yokoo and an additional experimental electronic music score by Toshi Ichiyanagi.

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Production companies

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Den Films, Shochiku

Cast

• Eitetsu Hayashi

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• Toshio Kawauchi

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• Yoshiaki Ooi

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  Yoshikazu Fujimoto

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• Takumi Takano

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• Mitsuru Mori

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