Teruo Koike Movies

"Tried to make a movie incorporating video noise which was generated by pointing a camcoder directly to a TV monitor." VTR/sound

"I thought of disassembling one second by sticking opaque scotch tape on 8mm films to shut existing images. How much information can we put in 1/24...

The first entry in the Ecosystem series. - "In Alvileo, Fomalhaut, Eusthenopteron and this Ecosystem-1, I tried to create a collage-box of universe...

Short film by Teruo Koike. 18fps/8mmfilm/silent

Part 30 of Koike Teruo’s Ecosystem series.

Part 16 of Koike Teruo’s Ecosystem series. 8mm

Part 9 of Koike Teruo’s Ecosystem series. 8mm

Part 17 of Koike Teruo’s Ecosystem series.

Part 27 of Koike Teruo's Ecosystem series.

Ecosystem-6: A Sort of Mycelium is a mesmerizing compound of patterns found in the organic world. Static elements – ropes, a forest –...

Musical Performance.

Experimental 16mm short by Teruo Koike.

"I pointed the camera at the trees and bushes in my lodgings' garden. I just wanted to keep watching them." VTR/sound

"My strong interest in and longing for movies were beginning to take shape, but I still was not clear about what I should create. Therefore, those...

First short film by Teruo Koike. - "Lost work. Trees standing up vertically. I rolled the camera following what my shaken heart said."

The ecosystem series which started in 1981 counts 15 and is still growing, becoming Koike's lifework. Through the series, Koike has shot a huge...