Bullfight in Okinawa

Overview

Chris Marker’s Bullfight in Okinawa is a bizarre, 4 min documentary that introduces viewers to Japan’s subterranean past time of bullfighting. Part of Markers five-film “Bestiary” series, Bullfight employs observational documentary techniques and, in particular, Marker’s camerawork is impressive — tight framed shots, free-hand pans, and quick zooms all contribute to the film’s urgent sense of tension — and, if it weren’t for the suspense inducing music, this short-gem would be damn close to pure objective documentary cinema.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 3, 1994

Original language

XX

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

France, Japan

Director

Chris Marker

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt7115020