Gakuryu Ishii Movies

  • 1981
    Shuffle

    Shuffle

    Shuffle

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    Hiroshi Kobayashi is on the run from police who would arrest him for the murder of his girlfriend Naomi. At the same time, he wants revenge on the...

    Shuffle
  • 1981
    MOMENT

    MOMENT

    MOMENT

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    Pocky, an upbeat high-schooler, is told she will die in three days by a psychic whose predictions always come true. Along the way, she talks about...

    MOMENT
  • 1996
    Lonely Planet

    Lonely Planet

    Lonely Planet

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    A swindler returns to her hideout at night and finds a stranger.

    Lonely Planet
  • 1978
    Panic in High School

    Panic in High School

    Panic in High School

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    A high school student rallies his classmates into rebelling violently when the administration refuses to take responsibility for the suicide of one...

    Panic in High School
  • 2003
    Dead End Run

    Dead End Run

    Dead End Run

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    A collection of three short films by Japanese visual genius Sogo Ishii. Each short focuses on the protagonists running away from a threat.

    Dead End Run
  • 2013
    Flower of Shanidar

    Flower of Shanidar

    Flower of Shanidar

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    A strange phenomenon takes place. A beautiful flower blooms on a selected woman's body and that flower is called the "Shanidar". When the Shanidar is...

    Flower of Shanidar
  • 2006
    Humoresque

    Humoresque

    Humoresque

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    Amy and Sonny are two girls with contrasting personalities. Their "secret hideout" is an antique shop. One day, Amy falls in love at first sight with...

    Humoresque
  • 2019
    Future Imaginations

    Future Imaginations

    Future Imaginations

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    Future Imaginations is a special animated PV released to celebrate the launch of the "Reiwa Novel Award" held by LINE Novel in collaboration with...

    Future Imaginations
  • 1993
    Korosiya Ami

    Korosiya Ami

    Korosiya Ami

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    Ami, a girl who works as a flower arranger, also works as a professional assassin

    Korosiya Ami
  • 1993
    Tokyo Blood

    Tokyo Blood

    Tokyo Blood

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    Tokyo Blood is an omnibus film of 4 short stories featuring various characters entrapped in Tokyo landscapes.

    Tokyo Blood
  • 1993
    Wild Side

    Wild Side

    Wild Side

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    In four chapters, the film anatomises the chaotic life of a radio agony uncle who is having simultaneous affairs with a sado-masochistic call-girl...

    Wild Side
  • 2015
    Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

    Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

    Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

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    A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Philippe-Emmanuel Sorlin, originally aired 16 June 2015.

    Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague
  • 2009
    Instant Swamp

    Instant Swamp

    Instant Swamp

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    A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while searching for a mythical creature. She decides to meet her...

    Instant Swamp
  • 1986
    1/2 Man

    1/2 Man

    1/2 Man

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    A visual documentary of Einstürzende Neubauten, the German underground band, by Japanese cult director Sogo Ishii, made during their 1985 tour...

    1/2 Man
  • 1979
    Rusty Empty Can

    Rusty Empty Can

    Rusty Empty Can

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    Matsui's debut film, "Rusty Empty Can" (1979), was photographed by Sogo Ishii; nonetheless the film turned out to be a serious and emotionally...

    Rusty Empty Can
  • 1993
    Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi

    Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi

    Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi

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    The encounter and parting of a man and woman in Hokkaido

    Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi
  • 1989
    The Master of Shiatsu

    The Master of Shiatsu

    The Master of Shiatsu

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    An elderly man and a young woman is in a bar where they tenderly begin to touch each other's hands. Soon they find themselves in a room where the...

    The Master of Shiatsu
  • 2006
    What's a Director?

    What's a Director?

    What's a Director?

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    Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

    What's a Director?
  • 1984
    Never Mind a Little Rain

    Never Mind a Little Rain

    Never Mind a Little Rain

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    An in-depth and stylish look at the hardcore punk scene in Japan at the late half of the 70's and the beginning of the 80's. Features bands such as...

    Never Mind a Little Rain
  • 2020
    The Punk Spirit of '82: Sogo Ishii on Burst City

    The Punk Spirit of '82: Sogo Ishii on Burst City

    The Punk Spirit of '82: Sogo Ishii on Burst City

    02020HD

    An exclusive new 56-minute interview with the director of Burst City.

    The Punk Spirit of '82: Sogo Ishii on Burst City