O King God

OKind Godis another take on Kazuo Ohno This moving testimony to the effects his physical evolution has had on his everyday life and dance reveals yet even more strongly that everpresent and life embracing emotions so characteristic of all his previous work In his appearance in Venice 1999 and a series of performances in his home in Yokohama in 2001 Ohno powerfully demonstrated that his dance embodies life in all its aspects Now though physically immobile Ohnos very presence continues to exude emotion it overflows with facial expressions and delicate hand movements fluid as water and changeable as the sky This documentary reveals what dance is truly about Kazuo has given us something very precious