Keiya Ouchida

In February 1969 activists and students gather on the Underground Square between East and West exit of Shinjuku Station. They declare the place a greek 'agora', a place where people connect and debate about politics. When they collide with anti-protesters the police closes the gathering place down.

A cultural film documenting Butoh dancer Tatsumi Hijikata as he is taken out of his stage space and dances in the streets. 16mm.