Kenji Onishi Movies

A super8 film sketch of a summer in Nagoya, at the beach with an independent film group.

A Burning Star depicts the physicality of destruction and disappearance through images of the Japanese filmmaker's father who dies and is cremated....

Everyday events illuminated by the summer sun, seemingly insignificant observations, are brought to life by an 8mm camera. The changing sky, the...

An expanded version of Dynamite Traverse Variations with the Chichibu Avantists members in Setouchi.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Digital Video, Kanahama Natsuyo model.

Summer in my hometown captured with an 8mm camera. Green light erodes and relieves the drunken times

8mm film by Yukiyasu Shimada. Performed by Shimada and Ichigo-chan. Shooting assistance by Kenji Onishi.

Early work by Kenji Onishi.

8mm experimental film directed by Minoru Shinojima. Shot and edited by Kenji Onishi. For 40 years, Minoru Shinojima has been opposed to mining Mt....

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

An attempt to let one's identity emerge by piercing fragments of 8mm film shot over some 20 years. The filmmaker's muttering and breathing...

Focusing on a woman addicted to sex and drugs in a corner of the city, this film depicts an exclusive and cold world on a monochrome screen....

Digital Video

8mm FILM Documentary 1979-2021 final version. Directing and script by Minoru Shinojima. Filmed and edited by Kenji Onishi. Cherishing the sadness of...

Sound of rain. Storm. Fixed camera. Time-lapse of skies and clouds. A playful silhouette against the light.

Early work by Kenji Onishi.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Early work by Kenji Onishi.