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Arakimentari

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Arakimentari
Directed byTravis Klose
Produced byJason Fried
StarringNobuyoshi Araki
Takeshi Kitano
Björk
Richard Kern
Edited byAkiko Iwakawa-Grieve
Masako Tsumura
Music byDJ Krush
Distributed byTroopers Films
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Japanese

Arakimentari is a 2004 American documentary film directed by Travis Klose, produced by Jason Fried, about acclaimed and controversial Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki.[1][2][3][4][5] The film looks at Araki's personal life as well as his art.[6][7] Arakimentari won Best Score for DJ Krush's music, and Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Brooklyn Film Festival.[8]

Cast

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Reception

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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.[9]

References

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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.
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