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Gakuryu Ishii

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.

Et billede af Gakuryu Ishii

Directing

1976

[ ] Panic High School (Director)

1977

[ ] Solitude of One Divided by 880,000 (Director)

1978

[ ] Panic in High School (Director)
[ ] Charge! Hooligans of Hakata (Director)

1979

[ ] Run (Director)
[ ] Kami no ochite kita hi (Action Director)

1980

[ ] Crazy Thunder Road (Director)

1981

[ ] Shuffle (Director)

1982

[ ] Norikoto-Toriaezu no Taiwa No. 1 (Director)
[ ] Burst City (Director)

1983

[ ] Asia Strikes Back (Director)

1984

[ ] The Crazy Family (Director)

1986

[ ] 1/2 Man (Director)

1989

[ ] Private 8mm Film Live Diary 81-86 (Director)
[ ] The Master of Shiatsu (Director)

1993

[ ] Tokyo Blood (Director)

1994

[ ] Angel Dust (Director)

1995

[ ] August in the Water (Director)

1997

[ ] Labyrinth of Dreams (Director)

2001

[ ] Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (Director)
[ ] Electric Dragon 80000V (Director)
[ ] Skirt (Director)

2003

[ ] Dead End Run (Director)

2004

[ ] Jeonju Digital Project 2004 (Director)

2005

[ ] Mirrored Mind (Director)
[ ] A Day of the GOD Island (Director)

2006

[ ] Your Order! The History of the Stalin (Director)

2011

[ ] 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (Director)

2012

[ ] Isn't Anyone Alive? (Director)

2013

[ ] Flower of Shanidar (Director)

2015

[ ] That's It (Director)

2016

[ ] Bitter Honey (Director)

2018

[ ] Punk Samurai Slash Down (Director)

2023

[ ] Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle (Director)
[ ] Almost People (Director)

2024

[ ] The Box Man (Director)

Writing

1976

[ ] Panic High School (Writer)

1978

[ ] Panic in High School (Story)
[ ] Charge! Hooligans of Hakata (Screenplay)

1980

[ ] Crazy Thunder Road (Screenplay)

1981

[ ] Shuffle (Screenplay)

1982

[ ] Burst City (Screenplay)

1984

[ ] The Crazy Family (Screenplay)

1986

[ ] 1/2 Man (Screenplay)

1993

[ ] Tokyo Blood (Screenplay)

1994

[ ] Angel Dust (Writer)

1995

[ ] August in the Water (Writer)

1997

[ ] Labyrinth of Dreams (Writer)

2001

[ ] Electric Dragon 80000V (Writer)
[ ] Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (Screenplay)
[ ] Skirt (Story)

2003

[ ] Dead End Run (Idea)
[ ] Dead End Run (Writer)
[ ] Dead End Run (Story)
[ ] Dead End Run (Screenplay)

2004

[ ] Jeonju Digital Project 2004 (Writer)

2005

[ ] Mirrored Mind (Writer)
[ ] A Day of the GOD Island (Screenplay)

2013

[ ] Flower of Shanidar (Screenplay)

2023

[ ] Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle (Writer)

2024

[ ] The Box Man (Writer)

Camera

1979

[ ] Rusty Empty Can (Director of Photography)

1980

[ ] Tokyo Cabbageman K (Director of Photography)

2004

[ ] Jeonju Digital Project 2004 (Director of Photography)

2005

[ ] Mirrored Mind (Director of Photography)
[ ] A Day of the GOD Island (Director of Photography)

Editing

1979

[ ] Rusty Empty Can (Editor)

1982

[ ] Burst City (Editor)

1994

[ ] Angel Dust (Editor)

1996

[ ] Lonely Planet (Editor)

2001

[ ] Skirt (Editor)

2003

[ ] Dead End Run (Editor)

2005

[ ] A Day of the GOD Island (Editor)

2012

[ ] Isn't Anyone Alive? (Editor)

2013

[ ] Flower of Shanidar (Editor)

2016

[ ] Bitter Honey (Editor)

Production

1979

[ ] Run (Producer)

1983

[ ] Asia Strikes Back (Producer)

1993

[ ] Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi (General Manager)
[ ] Korosiya Ami (General Manager)
[ ] Wild Side (General Manager)

1996

[ ] Lonely Planet (Executive Producer)

2005

[ ] Mirrored Mind (Producer)
[ ] A Day of the GOD Island (Producer)

2019

[ ] Future Imaginations (Producer)

Sound

1982

[ ] Burst City (Music Director)

Actor

1981

[ ] MOMENT (????)

1984

[ ] Never Mind a Little Rain (Himself)

1991

[ ] March Comes In Like a Lion (Ramen Deliveryman)

2006

[ ] What's a Director? (????)
[ ] Humoresque (????)

2009

[ ] Instant Swamp (Shop Costumer / Nail Buyer)

2015

[ ] Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague (????)

2020

[ ] The Punk Spirit of '82: Sogo Ishii on Burst City (????)

2023

[ ] Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle (????)