Toshio Matsumoto - Experimental Film Works vol. 2
Publicado: Lun 22 May, 2006 10:30
Toshio.Matsumoto.-.Experimental.film.works.-.2.1.-.For.the.damaged.right.eye.(1968).DVDRip.avi 
Toshio.Matsumoto.-.Experimental.film.works.-.2.2.-.Ecstasis.(1969).DVDRip.avi Toshio.Matsumoto.-.Experimental.film.works.-.2.3.-.Metastasis.(1971).DVDRip.avi Toshio.Matsumoto.-.Experimental.film.works.-.2.4.-.Mona.Lisa.(1973).DVDRip.avi Toshio.Matsumoto.-.Experimental.film.works.-.2.5.-.Phantom.(1975).DVDRip.avi Toshio.Matsumoto.-.Experimental.film.works.-.2.6.-.Atman.(1975).DVDRip.avi Toshio.Matsumoto.-.Experimental.film.works.-.2.7.-.White.hole.(1979).DVDRip.avi Toshio.Matsumoto.-.Experimental.film.works.-.2.8.-.Ki.or.Breathing.(1980).DVDRip.avi Finally, I got them, and I am now gladly sharing everything via eMule. Huge thanks goes to robokun@AsianDVDClub for uploading the DVD images.
There are 8 shorts in this compilation (I'll rip volume 3 in a couple of weeks, I do not have the volume 1 yet). Here is a brief synopsis just in case:
The first two shorts are clearly related to the Funeral Parade of Roses. For the Damaged Right Eye is a montage piece on a split screen (with a third screen occasionally appearing in overlay). The subjects touched upon are (predictably) political unrest, sexuality and pop-culture. Ecstasis makes an actual appearance inside the Funeral Parade of Roses: it is nothing else than the minimalist short that the group of underground youths watches before they proclaim that "all definitions of cinema have been erased".
Metastasis and Mona Lisa build upon the various color manipulations and substitutions. In Metastasis, a static shot of a toilet bowl serves as the raw material. I will leave it for you to guess what serves as the raw material in Mona Lisa.
Phantom and Atman should probably be thought of as preparatory exercises for Shura, as they both extensively feature imagery related to the oriental religions. Make sure to hold on to your chairs as you watch the opening sequence of Atman - or else I cannot be held responsible for the consequences.
Finally, White hole presents a wide variety of explosions, both recorded and simulated, and Ki or Breathing is a spare concoction assembled from low motion shots of nature and set to a score by the much-acclaimed Tohru Takemitsu.
There are no subs, nor is there a need for subs. The technical specs vary between the files, but all of them maintain the quality of the original DVD. "For reasons which must be all too obvious", ripping Matsumoto's movies is no piece of cake. There is just damn too much visual inventiveness in the man!!! Please enjoy!..
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