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Ki or Breathing
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Ki or Breathing

1980-07-11 · 29 min · ★ 7.3

Science Fiction

'Ki or Breathing' is a spare concoction assembled from slow motion shots of nature and set to a score by the much-acclaimed Tohru Takemitsu.

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Directors
Toshio Matsumoto
Production companies
Committee for the Year 2001
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

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Hiroko HoriuchiDancer

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