Kazuo Ohno

Known for

Acting

Born

October 27, 1906

Birthplace

Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Died

June 1, 2010 (aged 103)

Biography

Butoh dancer. Christian. After experiencing WW2, Ohno devoted his life to dance. He introduced the unique dance style “Butoh” to the world. (Courtesy of NPO Dance Archive Network)

Best known work

Dress Rehearsal

1980

Dandy

1988

Dance of Darkness

1989

Just Visiting This Planet

1991

Mr O's Book of the Dead

1973

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

1990

Rose Color Dance

1965

A Portrait of Mr O

1969

Mandala of Mr O

1971

The Written Face

1995

Filmography

2015
Flowerbird Butoh: A Way of Life
2007
Kazuo Ohno: Like a Soliloquy
as Self
2006
9.11-8.15 Nippon Suicide Pact
2004
Kazuo Ohno: I Dance Into the Light
2003
"O, Kind God!"
2001
Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength
Director
1995
The Written Face
as Self
1995
Kazuo Ohno
as Self
1991
Just Visiting This Planet
as Himself
1991
The Scene of the Soul
as Self
1990
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
as Himself
1989
Dance of Darkness
as Himself
1988
Dandy
1980
Dress Rehearsal
1973
Mr O's Book of the Dead
1971
Mandala of Mr O
1969
A Portrait of Mr O
1965
Rose Color Dance
1963
The Masseurs