[1999]

I (in spring 1999, live in Tokyo)

(“Ware (1998 nen no haru, Tokyo zaijyu)”)
Director: OBUCHI Kazuo

1999 Japanese Subtitled in English Color Video 28 min

Production Company:
Producer: OBUCHI Kazuo
Photography: OBUCHI Kazuo
Editing: OBUCHI Kazuo
Music: Kani Buckets
Sound: OBUCHI Kazuo 		  International Sales: OBUCHI Kazuo
4-13-6 #12 Kita-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0074 JAPAN
Phone: 81-3-3362-1805
E-mail: kazuo_obuchi@hotmail.com
URL: www.geocities.jp/asiansmile98/

[Festivals and prizes] 22nd Tokyo Video Festival (Bronze Award) 2000

[Synopsis] Minimalist record of a poor unemployed single, living alone in his tiny Tokyo apartment.
Living in Tokyo, the big city. The idea is to record the real story behind the daily life of a single unemployed man. Stressed, alone, strapped for cash. But there is an imaginary village in my mind, that makes me feel content. It is like a homeland for me. Should I go there...? But no, I stay in Tokyo, and live my life as it is.


OBUCHI Kazuo

Born in 1969. Graduated from Nippon Engineering College in 1989. His videos include: HARYUPRULONG (92), inspiration (92), Field Shitting (92), nothing (92), What Do You See? (95), Visiting Mr Tahimik (95). He has also put on photography exhibits of his own work. He is a member of Spread Videoart Project (SVP), a group of independent video artists.