Kenji Onishi Movies

A projector burns the frames of film. Re-photographing the image as it melts.

A man fingering the girl before killing her. Camera cuts to blue sky and cat. A man choking his girl. Onishi at his usual with framing, extreme...

Digital Video

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

I filmed the sunrise on January the 1st, 1995. This short was originally meant to be a test roll for a feature film I was going to shoot. I really...

Tanzan Shrine, also known as the Danzan Shrine.

Early work by Kenji Onishi.

The underground cinematheque. Last time Fujica and 311 Fukushima. The case against perfection - Fujica Single-8.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Early work by Kenji Onishi.

Kenji Murakami seeks out legendary wildman director Kenji Onishi and arranges a meeting with director Yoko Oguchi. The meeting turns unexpectedly...

A private film from the Nagoya era. Single-8 lens fetishism photographing Nozomi Horikawa.

Onishi’s short Book Of Genesis (2002) shows us in an impressive way the connection between the sky and skylines, made of all that technical...

"The clouds are rushing by, and the architecture of men fit so well in that movement. The bricks. The light is harsh and blue. But in the night it is...

I returned to 8mm home movies for this compilation film, shot during the final year of my grandmother's life, and, beginning with footage of her...

With the core members Shin Sasakubo and Daisuke Aoki, as well as a revolving set of members depending on the contents of the work, the CHICHIBU...