THE UNNAMEABLE DANCE

名付けようのない踊り

By Inudo ISSHIN

EMPHASIS VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - as DISTR Airline, World

Documentary - Completed 2021

A documentary film follows the elderly Japanese experimental dancer and actor, Min Tanaka, as he performs in theatres, streets, beaches, bookstores and galleries around the world.

Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2021
Wide Angle - Documentary Competition
Tokyo International Film Festival 2021
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 115 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Inudo ISSHIN
    • Synopsis
    • The film sees Inudo following the elderly Tanaka, who describes his work as “a dance that cannot be defined by genre”, on his journey to perform 90 dances in five countries over a period of three years. Anywhere, be they alleys, beaches, bookstores and galleries, are used as Tanaka’s stage where he performs a dance that will not and cannot be repeated. The film also captures other aspects of Tanaka’s life as a farmer and an actor, revealing some rare moments when a person’s art coincides with his life.