ĀTMAN is a visual tour-de-force based on the idea of the subject at the centre of the circle created by camera positions (480 such positions). Shooting frame-by-frame the filmmaker set up an increasingly rapid circular motion. ĀTMAN is an early Buddhist deity often connected with destruction; the Japanese aspect is stressed by the devil mask of Hangan, from the Noh, and by using both Noh music and the general principle of acceleration often associated with Noh drama.
Directed by Toshio Matsumoto
avant-garde
experimental
Rank
#23 in 1975·#5937 overall
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Crew
Toshio Matsumoto
Director
Toshio Matsumoto
Editor
Matsuo Ohno
Sound Designer
Toshi Ichiyanagi
Music
Popular Reviews
126 reviews
izannn
2.0★ · 04/06/25
Es un experimento interesante y en sus primeros minutos logra cautivar al espectador con su curiosa puesta en escena, pero no tarda mucho en hacerse pesada e incluso molesta.
Es un experimento interesante y en sus primeros minutos logra cautivar al espectador con su curiosa puesta en escena, pero no tarda mucho en hacerse pesada e incluso molesta.
Jigsawww
6.0★ · 05/28/26
technically it's very interesting and experimental, but i would have enjoyed watching only if i was high
technically it's very interesting and experimental, but i would have enjoyed watching only if i was high
marii
2.0★ · 03/17/26
Me at 5:00 am instead of getting ready for school
Me at 5:00 am instead of getting ready for school
Andrew DeaconPRO
6.0★ · 02/26/26
My film professor wasn’t joking giving us a seizure warning
My film professor wasn’t joking giving us a seizure warning
Daniel Young
8.0★ · 02/03/26
This is one of the most traumatizing and nightmarish films I've ever seen when atman stares in camara it is absolutely terrifying I don't think I'll ever able to get this out of my head. This film will forever haunt my soul.
This is one of the most traumatizing and nightmarish films I've ever seen when atman stares in camara it is absolutely terrifying I don't think I'll ever able to get this out of my head. This film will forever haunt my soul.