Isamu Ōsuka

📍 Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Known For

Biography

Isamu Ōsuka ( 大須賀勇) was a Japanese dancer. Born 1946; died February 7, 2026. He was a central member of the butoh performance group Dairakudakan. In 1980, he co-founded the butoh performance group Byakko-Sha (白虎社).

Movies Featuring Isamu Ōsuka

August in the Water (1995)

as Professor Abe

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis (1990)

as Himself

The Noisy Requiem (1988)

as Lumpen

1/2 Man (1986)

as Self

Hymn (1972)