Japanese Experimental Films of 1960s-1970s: A Historic Overview

• Project/Area Number: 15K02184
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen College
• Principal Investigator: SAKAMOTO HIROFUMI 稚内北星学園大学, 情報メディア学部, 教授 (30381908)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: アニメーション / 実験映画 / ビデオアート / メディアアート / メディア芸術

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this research is to investigate Japanese experimental films around the 1960s and 1970s, and digitally archive the works in order to contribute to the cultural legacy of the Japanese society. With this objective, I researched and digitized the works of Nobuhiro Aihara, Toshio Matsumoto, and Takashi Nakajima. For the Nobuhiro Aihara collection, I digitally restored and duplicated nearly all of the works. The digital data were provided to film screening inside and outside Japan.