

The Ondekoza
1981 Directed by Tai KatōA 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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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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Director
...........................................................Tai Katō
Producer
...........................................................Tagayasu Den
Assistant Director
...........................................................Shigeo Nakakura
Director of Photography
...........................................................Keiji Maruyama
Music
...........................................................Toshi Ichiyanagi
Art Direction
...........................................................Tadanori Yokoo
Sound Director
...........................................................Hideo Nishizaki
Production Companies
...................................................Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Den Films
Shochiku
Production Countries
........................................................Japan
Spoken Languages
....................................................日本語
Genres
....................................................Documentary
Music
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