A man in a cage made of toys will rewrite how you hear the world.
A film featuring architect, sculptor, and musician Nobuo Kubota in a sound-sculpture performance. From within a cage-like structure filled with traditional musical instruments and sound-making devices fashioned from ordinary objects and toys, Kubota creates an aural/visual montage of musical notes and noises. Praised by music educators as a valuable tool for teaching creativity in sound exploration and musical innovation, the film reveals the infinite percussion possibilities of simple objects and presents a portrait of a versatile performer whose imagination has led him far beyond the confines of conventional music. Directed by Jonny Silver - 1982 | 20 min
Sound
Every object becomes an instrument—pure sonic alchemy.
Production
The cage set design turns performance into living installation.
Direction
Silver lets Kubota's curiosity lead every frame.
Director
Jonny Silver
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kubota was a pioneering figure in Canadian avant-garde art, bridging jazz, sculpture, and performance in ways that predated modern 'found sound' trends by decades.
The cage structure was designed by Kubota himself—part set, part instrument, part self-imposed constraint to force creative problem-solving.
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