Ko Nakajima Movies

Video began as a medium that inspired discovery. This art documentary traces the expressive roots of “media art” in Japan — works...

The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing...

The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing...

The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing...

The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing...

A document of the nascent collective Video Earth's activities relating to the programming, operation and organisation of cable access television...

After graduating from Tama University of Arts, Nakajima made this work with the intention of submitting to the Sogetsu Animation Festival. Without...

A seven minute rhythmic meditation on nature, spirituality, and perspective.

A work produced in Brittany, France, with funding from the French government and employing local CG artists, the main subject is the Stonehenge.

A sequel to Dolmen, the work features Rangitoto, a volcano in New Zealand that resembles Mount Fuji. Produced in New Zealand, the project was funded...

This work was started in 1967 as a documentation of Nakajima’s life. The footage was edited into a single piece for the first time in 1974, in...

This work was created to commemorate the reversion of Okinawa to Japan.

A work of Video Earth Tokyo. Carrying in the rice cooker to the Shinkansen (express train), the group cooked rice between Tokyo and Nagoya. As the...

The Rooms in the Photographs — Ko Nakajima’s Rooms Directed by Ko Nakajima, Photography by Hitoshi Kubo and Yosuke Nakagawa. Edited by...

Art Com Video #2. A collection of video and performance art mostly from Japan (one is from a Canadian Artist and the piece is about Japan) and...

In this tape, Ko Nakajima and Video Earth Tokyo interview a homeless man. The subject is initially angry and frustrated, but gradually opens up and...

A feminine crossdresser explores their sexuality.

A political work in which Ko Nakajima opposes himself to the Vietnam War.

A work of Video Earth Tokyo, it is an interview with a homeless who lived in the Aoyama cemetery. Photography by Michael Goldberg.