“Japan Film Andepandan”: the Onset of Japanese Neo-Avant-Garde
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-1-31-42
Abstract
“Japan Film Andepandan” was the first radical avant-garde group in Japanese cinema, which united directors T. Iimura, M. Adachi, N. Obayashi, D. Richie, etc. Their aesthetic views rested upon such principles of “anti-art” as experimental cinematography, deconstruction, edgy themes. Using cheap 8-mm and 16-mm film-stock, they opposed their works to the commercial mainstream. The group laid the foundations of the Japanese avant-garde thus inspiring further development of independent cinema.
About the Author
A. Yu. Gvozdev
The State Film Fund of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander Yu. Gvozdev - chief specialist of the department of analysis of Russian and Foreign Funds in Gosfilmofond.
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For citations:
Gvozdev A.Yu. “Japan Film Andepandan”: the Onset of Japanese Neo-Avant-Garde. Vestnik VGIK. 2026;18(1(67)):31-42. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-1-31-42
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