The Reading Machine
The Reading Machine
1977, Japanese. Directed by Shūji Terayama.
In this Borgesian satire on knowledge and technology, bibliophilic desire leads to the construction of a pedal-powered reading machine. Resembling a combination of gymnastic contraption, printing press and early cinematic apparatus, the machine’s purpose remains ambiguous. And like this machine, Terayama’s film connects his work in poetry, motion picture and graphic design by weaving together printed and projected, still and moving images.
- Runtime
- 0h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 11 December 1977
- Original title
- 書見機
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shūji Terayama
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The Reading Machine runs 22 minutes (0h 22m).
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The Reading Machine isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 December 1977. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Reading Machine?
The Reading Machine (1977) was directed by Shūji Terayama and stars Momo Yaguchi, Takeshi Wakamatsu, Keiko Niitaka.