Gakuryu Ishii
Birthday: 1957-01-15
Place of Birth: Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
Biography: Gakuryu Ishii (石井 岳龍 Ishii Gakuryū, born January 15, 1957), formerly known as Sogo Ishii (石井 聰互 Ishii Sōgo), is a Japanese filmmaker known for his stylistic punk films, which helped spark the cyberpunk movement in Japan. A number of contemporary filmmakers, including Quentin Tarantino, have cited Ishii's films as an influence.
Movies
What's a Director?
Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association...
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MOMENT
Pocky, an upbeat high-schooler, is told she will die in three days by a psychic whose predictions al...
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Humoresque
Amy and Sonny are two girls with contrasting personalities. Their "secret hideout" is an antique sho...
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Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague
A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Philippe-Emmanuel Sorlin, ori...
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March Comes In Like a Lion
The film begins with some Polaroids of a young boy and a young girl. A female voice over tells us wh...
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Never Mind a Little Rain
An in-depth and stylish look at the hardcore punk scene in Japan at the late half of the 70's and th...
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Instant Swamp
A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while searching ...
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Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle
Gakuryu Ishii, who is a professor of film course at Kobe Institute of Technology, suddenly disappear...
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The Punk Spirit of '82: Sogo Ishii on Burst City
An exclusive new 56-minute interview with the director of Burst City....
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