Film

Bullfight in Okinawa

1994 · 4m · Documentary

IMDb

5.6

Chris Marker’s Bullfight in Okinawa is a bizarre, 4 min documentary that introduces viewers to Japan’s subterranean past time of bullfighting. Part of Markers five-film “Bestiary” series, Bullfight employs observational documentary techniques and, in particular, Marker’s camerawork is impressive — tight framed shots, free-hand pans, and quick zooms all contribute to the film’s urgent sense of tension — and, if it weren’t for the suspense inducing music, this short-gem would be damn close to pure objective documentary cinema.

• Chris MarkerDirector

Release date

July 3, 1994

Status

Released

Original language

xx

Runtime

4m

Rated

PG-13

Genres

Documentary