Arakimentari

Arakimentari
Arakimentari
Directed by	Travis Klose
Produced by	Jason Fried
Starring	Nobuyoshi Araki; Takeshi Kitano; Björk; Richard Kern
Edited by	Akiko Iwakawa-Grieve; Masako Tsumura
Music by	DJ Krush
Distributed by	Troopers Films
Release date	2004;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Japanese

Arakimentari is a 2004 American documentary film directed by Travis Klose, produced by Jason Fried, about acclaimed and controversial Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. The film looks at Araki's personal life as well as his art. Arakimentari won Best Score for DJ Krush's music, and Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Brooklyn Film Festival.

Cast

Nobuyoshi Araki as himself
Björk as herself
Richard Kern as himself
Takeshi Kitano as himself

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 55% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10.

References

↑ "5 erotic films for a sexy Valentine's day". Numéro (in French). January 1, 1970. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
↑ Canivet-Fovez, Chrysoline (January 18, 2014). Le manga: Une synthèse de référence qui éclaire en image l'origine, l'histoire et l'influence de la bande dessinée japonaise (in French). Editions Eyrolles. ISBN 978-2-212-20288-5.
↑ Sight and Sound. British Film Institute. 2005.
↑ Tribune for Victory and Socialism. Tribune publications, Limited. 2005.
↑ Review Haiku, Volume 1. gottahavacuppamocha. ISBN 978-0-9830662-3-1.
↑ "Film4 | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
↑ Review of UK Region 0 DVD at Digital Lard. digitallard.com.
↑ "Brooklyn Film Festival". BrooklynFilmFestival. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
↑ "Arakimentari". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 14, 2026.

External links

Arakimentari at IMDb

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[1] "5 erotic films for a sexy Valentine's day". Numéro (in French). January 1, 1970. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[2] Canivet-Fovez, Chrysoline (January 18, 2014). Le manga: Une synthèse de référence qui éclaire en image l'origine, l'histoire et l'influence de la bande dessinée japonaise (in French). Editions Eyrolles. ISBN 978-2-212-20288-5.

[3] Sight and Sound. British Film Institute. 2005.

[4] Tribune for Victory and Socialism. Tribune publications, Limited. 2005.

[5] Review Haiku, Volume 1. gottahavacuppamocha. ISBN 978-0-9830662-3-1.

[6] "Film4 | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[7] Review of UK Region 0 DVD at Digital Lard. digitallard.com.

[8] "Brooklyn Film Festival". BrooklynFilmFestival. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

[9] "Arakimentari". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 14, 2026.