Tonight's program is touring Europe and the U.S. and provides a rare opportunity to see the range of recent Japanese experimental films. Descriptions are those of the artists:Drifting VM (Yamazaki Mikio, 1990). Beyond the images there is only light and darkness. That's why I've been drifting through a dream of life and death hoping to grasp hold of the outline ahead. (9 mins, Color)Escaping Lights (Harada Ippei, 1992). Tokyo is like a huge computer. Men, cars, and trains keep running like an electric signal under someone's control. Better to stop and stand alone in a city the size of Tokyo. (13 mins, Color)Streams (Yonaha Masayuki, 1997). When I dropped a drop of water onto a frame of film, it created ripples which slowly spread out. The ripples caused a tiny breeze and the film began to turn....I developed the film, edited it, and added music. (26 mins, Color)Corrosion Tone (Miyake Nagaru, 1998). The reconfirmation of visual perception derived from touch. Bodies become automatons wriggling in the midst of ruins, monochrome with strong contrasts....A high-level performance film. (30 mins (excerpt shown), B&W)Ecosystem 9: A Quicksand Eclipse (Koike Teruo, 1993). I've always thought that sound was an obstacle to watching the image, so I wanted to make a soundtrack that purposefully went against the image. (13 mins, Color)Joss Winn is a British filmmaker who moved to Japan two years ago and began Eiga Arts. He programs a monthly experimental film screening, and has organized several international screenings of Japanese films as well as tours within Japan of international films.