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Phantom Black Festival

Phantom Black Festival was filmed by Naoya Kuroki, and written and produced by Tamio Suenaga (as KOKUIN). It is a record of happening art that took place over several days from October 13th to 20th, 1968, organized by KOKUIN, on the streets of Shinjuku and at the go-go club "Underground Pop". On the eve of International Anti-War Day, "anti-art" actions took to the streets early. This festival led to the Ikebukuro Black Festival, which was the starting point of the "Expo Destruction Alliance" caravan the following year in 1969. 10.21 1968 International Anti-War Day was also filmed by by Naoya Kuroki, and written and produced by Tamio Suenaga (as KOKUIN). It is a record of the New Left rallies held at Meiji Park in Tokyo and other locations on October 21, 1968, and the protests to block US military tanks at Shinjuku East Exit. Some of the protests were to block the transport of jet fuel used by the US military in the bombing of Vietnam.

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Phantom Black Festival was filmed by Naoya Kuroki, and written and produced by Tamio Suenaga (as KOKUIN). It is a record of happening art that took place over several days from October 13th to 20th, 1968, organized by KOKUIN, on the streets of Shinjuku and at the go-go club "Underground Pop". On the eve of International Anti-War Day, "anti-art" actions took to the streets early. This festival led to the Ikebukuro Black Festival, which was the starting point of the "Expo Destruction Alliance" caravan the following year in 1969. 10.21 1968 International Anti-War Day was also filmed by by Naoya Kuroki, and written and produced by Tamio Suenaga (as KOKUIN). It is a record of the New Left rallies held at Meiji Park in Tokyo and other locations on October 21, 1968, and the protests to block US military tanks at Shinjuku East Exit. Some of the protests were to block the transport of jet fuel used by the US military in the bombing of Vietnam.

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