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1/2 Man

A visual documentary of Einstürzende Neubauten, the German underground band, by Japanese cult director Sogo Ishii, made during their 1985 tour of Japan. The band makes an elaborate and remarkably choreographed appearance in the ruins of an old ironworks which was scheduled for demolition; footage of same was incorporated into the movie and a brief appearance on stage.

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Release : 1986
Rating : 7.8
Studio : Directors Company,  IDO Productions, 
Crew : Art Direction,  Production Design, 
Cast : FM Einheit Alexander Hacke Blixa Bargeld
Genre : Documentary Music

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Reviews

Evengyny
2018/08/30

Thanks for the memories!

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ThedevilChoose
2018/08/30

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Ezmae Chang
2018/08/30

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Deanna
2018/08/30

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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Horst in Translation ([email protected])
2017/11/29

"1/2 Mensch" or "1/2 Man" is a Japanese German movie from 1986, so this one had its 30th anniversary last year. The director and also one of the writers is Gakuryû Ishii and he was not even 30 when he made this one collaborating with the German underground band Einstürzende Neubauten. The version I watched was not as short as it says here on IMDb, but it still stayed comfortably under the 1-hour mark. Not a long work by any means, even if it may feel long. The band I mentioned is still known very well here in Germany these days over 3 decades later. Eventually it will all come down to how much you like Einstürzende Neubauten (which means "Collapsing new buildings") in determining how much you will like this concert. I guess you can call it that. If you enjoy the music, you will enjoy the setting and atmospheric take. If not, you will find it all very annoying and amateurish. And sadly, the latter is true for me here as I never made a connection with anything I saw or heard in here. I would still call it very raw, brutal and authentic, it's just not to my liking. So I can see why people love the band and also see an artistic impact here somehow. I don't think it is really necessary for me to give a recommendation here. Those who love EN (the older, but still rebellious generation), can go for it as it may bring back some nice memories too, but everybody else makes the best decision when skipping the watch here. I for once was glad it was a relatively short film as honestly it bored me pretty quickly. So from my very personal subjective perspective, I give this one a thumbs-down here as you can obviously see from my rating too. A bit baffled by the high rating here on IMDb to be honest.

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Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki
2013/07/26

Noise band Einsturzende Neubauten, filmed performing in a seemingly post apocalyptic abandoned warehouse in Japan, which looks as though the entire building may collapse around them at any minute during the film. Completely devoid of anyone in the building to interfere, the only "audience" is the ghosts of the old building and its machinery. Anything within reach of the band could be, and was, used as instruments: springs and coils, sheet metal, saws, hammers and mallets, concrete blocks, even a shopping cart. Film slightly reminds me, in principle anyway, of Pink Floyd's Live at Pompeii. Floyd filmed their performance at an empty amphitheatre for the music to stand or fall on its own merit, Neubauten filmed their performance in a completely empty and crumbling warehouse, without any audience and let the music stand or fall on its own merit.Personally I'm more of a fan of Neubauten's more recent music (Ende Neu, and Tabula Rasa in particular) and this film was marred by putting its two best songs (Armenia, from Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. (Drawings of Patient O. T.), and Sehnsucht, from Kollaps) at the very start of the film. It's interesting to watch this haunting, mesmerising, and genuinely creepy mini movie in segments at a time; its oppressiveness and gloominess wears a person down after a while, and made me want to shower afterward.

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tegorud
2003/10/09

This nowadays rather unavailable piece of film is a great introduction and statement of the musical and visual artistry of Neubauten and their Japanese collaborate in the mid 80s. This ought to be made available shortly on DVD, if only the band, the director and the labels could find the sensibility to get along, and provide the growing number of fans a well deserved release. According to the band, their company (mute) don't find it a worthwhile investment (as they claimed in 1997-Quart Festival, Norway).

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matalo
2003/10/02

This one hour feature just has to be seen. Director Sogo Ishii filmed the famous German Band "Einstürzende Neubauten" in a deserted factory loft (the perfect industrial setting for their music). It all looks very rough as you would expect it from one of Japans most influential filmmakers (his influence on Shinya Tsukamoto cannot be ignored). This film is rarely to be seen. If you get the possibility to watch it, do not hesitate. The images and the experimental sounds build up a perfect connection, which you do not get that often in concert documentaries.

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