Sacrifice (1959)
Filmed only a few months after Tatsumi Hijikata’s first explosive public butoh performance, “Gisei” features Hijikata and members of his Asbestos Hall Troupe in a brutal allegory of a closed society. Shot by noted Japanese film scholar Donald Richie, “Gisei” still conveys the shock that Japanese audiences in 1959 must have felt at the birth of Hijikata's ankoku butoh, or "dance of darkness". Richie met Hijikata through mutual friend Yukio Mishima. They decided to collaborate on a film about segregation. Richie memorialized the film in his diary: “It is more than ever about the death of an individual, a distinct kind of human sacrifice.”
Director: Donald Richie
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 10 min
Release Date: January 1, 1959
Cast
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Keywords
short film
More Films by Director: Donald Richie
More Films in Genre: Horror
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sacrifice about?
- Filmed only a few months after Tatsumi Hijikata’s first explosive public butoh performance, “Gisei” features Hijikata and members of his Asbestos Hall Troupe in a brutal allegory of a closed society. Shot by noted Japanese film scholar Donald Richie, “Gisei” still conveys the shock that Japanese audiences in 1959 must have felt at the birth of Hijikata's ankoku butoh, or "dance of darkness". Richie met Hijikata through mutual friend Yukio Mishima. They decided to collaborate on a film about segregation. Richie memorialized the film in his diary: “It is more than ever about the death of an individual, a distinct kind of human sacrifice.”
- Who directed Sacrifice?
- Sacrifice was directed by Donald Richie.
- Who stars in Sacrifice?
- Sacrifice stars Tatsumi Hijikata.
- How long is Sacrifice?
- Sacrifice has a runtime of 10m (10 minutes).
- What genre is Sacrifice?
- Sacrifice is a Horror film.
- Where was Sacrifice produced?
- Sacrifice was produced in Japan.