Hiroshi Sugimoto recalls his earliest memory of seeing the sea through the windows of a train, before transforming himself into a “human camera.” With shutters fitted over his eyes, he walks through three minutes of darkness—equivalent, in his temporal metaphor, to some 15,000 years of human history—before opening them for a single second of exposure.
If a lifetime lasted one second, what would you see?
Director: Hiroshi Sugimoto
Hiroshi Sugimoto recalls his earliest memory of seeing the sea through the windows of a train, before transforming himself into a “human camera.” With shutters fitted over his eyes, he walks through three minutes of darkness—equivalent, in his temporal metaphor, to some 15,000 years of human history—before opening them for a single second of exposure.
Camera Man Blues is a 2026 documentary movie from Japan directed by Hiroshi Sugimoto, starring Hiroshi Sugimoto. It was released on September 8, 2026. The running time is 4 min, in Japanese.
“If a lifetime lasted one second, what would you see?”
Camera Man Blues was released on September 8, 2026.
Camera Man Blues was directed by Hiroshi Sugimoto.
The main cast includes Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Camera Man Blues runs 4 min.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto