Friday, 24 September 2021

Tenjo Sajiki was an incredible avante garde Japanese theatre troupe

BBC Arena: Tenjo Sajiki (1978) is a 20-minute documentary about a surreal Japanese theatre troupe. Tenjo Sajiki was co-founded and led by ShÅ«ji Terayama, a Japanese avant-garde poet, writer, director, photographer, and dramatist. He's been viewed by many critics as one of the most provocative artists in Japan with a wide range of work including countercultural essays, radio drama, experimental television, underground theatre, and Japanese New Wave cinema.  — Read the rest