"Halber Mensch" (aka "1/2 Mensch") is a
1986 film by Japanese director Sogo Ishii with German band Einstürzende
Neubauten. It was originally released on VHS, and re-released on DVD in
2005. The film's title comes from the album of the same name.
Einstürzende Neubauten were in their creative prime when
punk film pioneer
Sohgo Ishii shot this 58-minute document in Tokyo during the
band's world
tour in 1985.
Set mostly in a condemned factory/junkpile (the former
Nakamatsu Ironworks),
the film features a tormental troupe of butoh dancers, fire,
FM Einheit repairing
his shoe, micro photography, industrial textures, live
footage from their Korakuen
Hall arena shows, one of their guerilla street actions, lots
of beautiful destruction
and amazing music.
It's extremely, lyrically visual, perhaps because Ishii
didn't feel the need to
hang everything on some skimpy plot this time and could just
let his camera do the talking.
[01]. Armenia
[02]. Sehnsucht
[03]. Letztes biest
[04]. Abfackeln
[05]. Zerstorte Zelle
[06]. Halber Mensch
[07]. Z.N.S.
[08]. Die Zeichnungen des Patienten
[09]. Der Tod ist ein Dandy
[10]. Schaben
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