The Ondekoza
107 mins
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.
Eitetsu Hayashi
Himself
Toshio Kawauchi
Himself
Yoshiaki Ooi
Himself
Yoshikazu Fujimoto
Himself
Takumi Takano
Himself
Mitsuru Mori
Herself
Tsutomu Ishihara
Still Photographer
Shigeo Nakakura
Assistant Director
Hideo Nishizaki
Sound Director
Keiji Maruyama
Director of Photography
Chiyoo Umeda
Art Direction
Riichi Fuke
Editor
Tagayasu Den
Producer
Masahiro Noda
Lighting Manager
Shigeo Nakakura
Scenario Writer