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Gakuryu Ishii

Directing

Gakuryu Ishii

JA, EN, KO, DE cinema · 50 credits

Born

15 January 1957 (age 69)

Birthplace

Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan

Also known as Sogo Ishii · 石井 聰互 · 石井 岳龍 · Sougo Ishii · Gakuryuu Ishii · 石井聰亙

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.

Known for

Filmography

The Box Man poster

The Box Man

JA · 20246.8

Writer, Director

Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle poster

Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle

JA · 2023Not rated

Actor, Director, Writer

Almost People poster

Almost People

JA · 20238.0

Director

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

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

EN · 2020Not rated

Actor

Future Imaginations poster

Future Imaginations

EN · 20198.0

Producer

Punk Samurai Slash Down poster

Punk Samurai Slash Down

JA · 20185.8

Director

Bitter Honey poster

Bitter Honey

JA · 20164.8

Editor, Director

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague poster

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

EN · 2015Not rated

Actor

That's It poster

That's It

JA · 20155.4

Director

Flower of Shanidar poster

Flower of Shanidar

JA · 20135.6

Director, Editor, Screenplay

Isn't Anyone Alive? poster

Isn't Anyone Alive?

JA · 20126.0

Director, Editor

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero poster

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

EN · 20114.3

Director

Instant Swamp poster

Instant Swamp

JA · 20096.7

as Shop Costumer / Nail Buyer

What's a Director? poster

What's a Director?

JA · 2006Not rated

Actor

Humoresque poster

Humoresque

JA · 2006Not rated

Actor

Your Order! The History of the Stalin poster

Your Order! The History of the Stalin

JA · 2006Not rated

Director

Mirrored Mind poster

Mirrored Mind

JA · 20056.8

Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Producer

A Day of the GOD Island poster

A Day of the GOD Island

JA · 20058.5

Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer

Jeonju Digital Project 2004 poster

Jeonju Digital Project 2004

KO · 20043.0

Writer, Director of Photography, Director

Dead End Run poster

Dead End Run

JA · 20036.5

Director, Editor, Idea, Writer, Story, Screenplay

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle poster

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

JA · 20016.8

Director, Screenplay, Original Concept

Electric Dragon 80000V poster

Electric Dragon 80000V

JA · 20016.9

Writer, Director

Labyrinth of Dreams poster

Labyrinth of Dreams

JA · 19977.0

Director, Writer

Lonely Planet poster

Lonely Planet

JA · 1996Not rated

Executive Producer, Editor

August in the Water poster

August in the Water

JA · 19957.2

Director, Writer

Angel Dust poster

Angel Dust

JA · 19946.7

Editor, Writer, Director

Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi poster

Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi

JA · 1993Not rated

General Manager

Korosiya Ami poster

Korosiya Ami

JA · 1993Not rated

General Manager

Wild Side poster

Wild Side

JA · 1993Not rated

General Manager

Tokyo Blood poster

Tokyo Blood

JA · 19937.7

Director, Screenplay

March Comes In Like a Lion poster

March Comes In Like a Lion

JA · 19916.6

as Ramen Deliveryman

Private 8mm Film Live Diary 81-86

1989

Private 8mm Film Live Diary 81-86

JA · 1989Not rated

Director

The Master of Shiatsu poster

The Master of Shiatsu

JA · 19897.2

Director

1/2 Man poster

1/2 Man

DE · 19867.2

Director, Screenplay

Never Mind a Little Rain poster

Never Mind a Little Rain

JA · 1984Not rated

as Himself

The Crazy Family poster

The Crazy Family

JA · 19847.1

Director, Screenplay

Asia Strikes Back poster

Asia Strikes Back

JA · 19836.8

Director, Producer

Norikoto-Toriaezu no Taiwa No. 1

1982

Norikoto-Toriaezu no Taiwa No. 1

JA · 1982Not rated

Director

Burst City poster

Burst City

JA · 19826.4

Director, Music Director, Screenplay, Editor

MOMENT poster

MOMENT

JA · 198110.0

Actor

Shuffle poster

Shuffle

JA · 19817.5

Director, Screenplay

Crazy Thunder Road poster

Crazy Thunder Road

JA · 19805.8

Director, Screenplay

Tokyo Cabbageman K poster

Tokyo Cabbageman K

JA · 19807.0

Director of Photography

走る

1979

Run

JA · 1979Not rated

Director, Producer

Rusty Empty Can poster

Rusty Empty Can

JA · 19796.0

Director of Photography, Editor

Kami no ochite kita hi poster

Kami no ochite kita hi

JA · 1979Not rated

Action Director

Panic in High School poster

Panic in High School

JA · 19786.9

Director, Story

Charge! Hooligans of Hakata poster

Charge! Hooligans of Hakata

JA · 19786.0

Director, Screenplay

Solitude of One Divided by 880,000 poster

Solitude of One Divided by 880,000

JA · 19779.0

Director

Panic High School poster

Panic High School

JA · 19766.3

Writer, Director