The Reading Machine
6.3
In this Borgesian satire on knowledge and technology, bibliophilic desire leads to the construction of a pedal-powered reading machine. Resembling a combination of gymnastic contraption, printing press and early cinematic apparatus, the machine’s purpose remains ambiguous. And like this machine, Terayama’s film connects his work in poetry, motion picture and graphic design by weaving together printed and projected, still and moving images.
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Cast
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Momo Yaguchi
Also in
An Attempt to Describe the Measure of a Man
Takeshi Wakamatsu
Known for
Ring 0
Fruits of Passion
Shūji Terayama
Also in
Pretty Devil Yoko
Youth in Fury
Eiko Kujo
J.A. Seazer
Keiko Niitaka
Known for
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Fruits of Passion
Toshihiko Hino
Also in
Guinea Pig Part 5: Android of Notre Dame
The Noisy Requiem
Shūji Terayama Director
First release December 11, 1977 · Produced in Japan · Production Jinriki Hikoki Sha
Production
Tenjo Sajiki
Production
Jinriki Hikoki Sha
Production
Japan
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Original title
書見機
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Japan · December 11, 1977
Theatrical · Source: IMDb
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