Atman
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ĀTMAN is a visual tour-de-force based on the idea of the subject at the centre of the circle created by camera positions (480 such positions). Shooting frame-by-frame the filmmaker set up an increasingly rapid circular motion. ĀTMAN is an early Buddhist deity often connected with destruction; the Japanese aspect is stressed by the devil mask of Hangan, from the Noh, and by using both Noh music and the general principle of acceleration often associated with Noh drama.
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Toshio Matsumoto Director · Kenji Takama Cinematographer Hiroshi Yamazaki Cinematographer
First release July 1, 1975 · Produced in Japan · Original title アートマン
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Matsumoto Production
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Japan
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Original title
アートマン
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Japan · July 1, 1975
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