
2008
The Naked Summer is a film that documents young artists' effort and growth while training and preparing for a performance of Butou that is praised internationally as a unique art form. Butou was born about 40 years ago as a form of modern dance that pursues the untraditional movement of the body and defies the convention of the human body. As a result, it is known for the dancer's strange facial expressions, naked body covered in white powder, and strong visuals. The film contains the summer training process of the dance group Dairakudakan led by a veteran artist of Butou, Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

The Masseurs

Butoh: Piercing the Mask

Dance of Darkness

Dandy

Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life

The Body, The Expression of a Creature’s True Nature

The Story of a Tree

Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

Rose Color Dance

A Summer Storm: Butoh of Dark Spirit School

Just Visiting This Planet

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

Kazuo Ohno: I Dance Into the Light

Navel and A-Bomb

Cherry Blossoms

Casting a Light on the Dance of Darkness

Horrors of Malformed Men

Gloss of Darkness

XXL

Goblet of Lapiz Iazuli