Kiyoshi Awazu

Most Popular Kiyoshi Awazu Trailers

Total trailers found: 22

Kwaidan Trailer (1965)

06 January 1965

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales.

Funeral Parade of Roses Trailer (1969)

13 September 1969

In 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda is in a relationship with the madam of the bar, Leda.

The Man Without a Map Trailer (1968)

01 June 1968

A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is unsuccessful, the detective's own life begins to resemble the man for whom he is searching.

Pitfall Trailer (1962)

01 July 1962

A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.

Pastoral: To Die in the Country Trailer (1974)

28 December 1974

A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan.

Ballad of Orin Trailer (1977)

19 November 1977

Expelled from her group for losing her virginity, blind travelling musician Orin endures a life of hardship, abuse, and poverty while wandering the countryside, finding brief companionship with an army deserter, and struggling against a society that marginalises her.

Silence Trailer (1971)

13 November 1971

In 17th-century Japan, two Portuguese Jesuit priests seek their mentor, who is rumoured to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

Gonza the Spearman Trailer (1986)

15 January 1986

During the peaceful Tokugawa period, handsome samurai Gonza becomes entangled in a tragic love triangle and a web of deceit while trying to advance his social standing through the tea ceremony.

Himiko Trailer (1974)

09 March 1974

A reimagination of the myth of Himiko, focused on her divine role as a sun goddess's oracle and her forbidden love for her half-brother Takehiko, which threatens her power and the kingdom's stability.

Double Suicide Trailer (1969)

24 May 1969

Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan.

Demon Pond Trailer (1979)

20 October 1979

When a lone traveller stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.

The Petrified Forest Trailer (1973)

01 September 1973

Troubled medical student Haruo navigates a toxic relationship with his mother and a dangerous affair with former classmate Eiko, leading to a murder plot involving a potent poison.

Gaudi Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Since 1975 Kiyoshi Awazu has been obsessed with the "designer" Antonio Gaudi. Then there was no stopping this man.

Summer Soldiers Trailer (1972)

25 March 1972

During the Vietnam War, an American G.I. deserts his base in Japan and escapes to Tokyo with the help of his Japanese bar hostess girlfriend.

The Ondekoza Trailer (1981)

03 December 1981

A documentary profiling a Japanese taiko drumming group based in the remote Sado Island, Japan. The film blurs the line between real-life documentary footage of the troupe's training and practice regimes, and staged performances of their varied musical acts, with sets designed by artist Tadanori Yokoo and an additional experimental electronic music score by Toshi Ichiyanagi.

Furyu Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

From renowned Japanese graphic designer and multidisciplinary artist Awazu Kiyoshi, Furyu (1972) is a testament to the ephemeral beauty of interplaying light and shadow.

ABE SADA Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

A 16mm film by Kiyoshi Awazu.

INVADER Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

Experimental short by Kiyoshi Awazu.

Mon-Yo: Ornamental Motifs from Japan Trailer (1963)

28 December 1963

This is a documentary centered on traditional Japanese patterns. To capture the unique sensibility of the Japanese people, the film features 170 kimono fabrics from the Muromachi to Edo periods, along with over 1,000 family crests that have been passed down through generations.

FURYU Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

Experimental short by Kiyoshi Awazu.

CORNER Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

Experimental short by Kiyoshi Awazu.

PIANO ON FIRE Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Famed Japanese jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita expresses his burning passion for music by setting his piano on fire.