Tatsumi Hijikata
Actor
Born Mar 9, 1928 · Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Active 1959–1986
Tatsumi Hijikata was a Japanese choreographer, and the founder of a genre of dance performance art called Butoh. By the late 1960s, he had begun to develop this dance form, which is highly choreographed with stylized gestures drawn from…
Filmography
Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life (2015)A Summer Storm: Butoh of Dark Spirit School (2003)Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength (2001)Magino Village: A Tale (1987)Himiko (1974) — DancerEvil Spirits in the Darkness (1971)Blind Woman's Curse (1970) — Ushimatsu / Hunchback DancerEvil Spirits of Japan (1970) — LeaderHorrors of Malformed Men (1969) — Jôgorô KomodaLove and Crime (1969)Orgies of Edo (1969) — Ankoku Butoh dancerDaring Girls (1969)Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969) — JailerTatsumi Hijikata (1968) — DancerHijikata Tatsumi: Rebellion of the Body (1968)Rose Color Dance (1965)The Masseurs (1963)Navel and A-Bomb (1960)Sacrifice (1959)