Koichi Inakoshi, The Square - Tokyo (1987 High Quality 60FPS Laserdisc BGV Video Art Album)

This is the 1987 LaserDisc “Tokyo“ (78LS85005) featuring the video production of the avant-garde photographer & filmmaker Koichi Inakoshi and filmed between September 8th, 1986 and August 13th, 1987. This “concept video“ features scenes of empty Tokyo in order to tell a story of urban decay and the decline of Japanese society. As the cover says, “I have continued to photograph empty scenes in the urban area, including vacant land, alleys, ruins, etc., where human life should exist, none can be seen. The soundtrack is of particular interest because it is composed by guitarist Masahiro Andoh & drummer Hirotaka Izumi of the famous Jazz-Fusion band “The Square“ (in addition to The-Square-associated bandleader & percussionist Kiyohiko Senba). Its a good thing the jacket of the LaserDisc says they were involved since you would never know from the eerie, experimental tracks themselves. As far as I know, these songs were never released on a pure audio format. Enjoy this interesting piece of video art history! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chapter List (by Song): 00:00 - TIME SLIP 03:43 - CHA-N-GO 04:50 - FUTURE FLY 07:08 - SKY WALKER 08:04 - SILENT JUNGLE 10:22 - BEAT GAME 11:24 - CHA-N-GO 13:25 - BEHIND THE IRON AGE 18:19 - TOKYO CITY STORY 25:12 - RAIN DANCE 30:37 - FANTASTIC GARDEN 34:14 - IMPRESSION 38:15 - A VOICE OF THE TIMES 43:09 - GALLERY ECHO 45:54 - ELEGY xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This was played back using a Pioneer HLD-X0 laserdisc player. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx If you want to follow me for updates or want to help me afford more trash for my private island, please click the link below: