Gakuryu Ishii

Known for: Directing
Born: January 15, 1957, Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
Movies: 44

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.9

Electric Dragon 80000V

2001

6.8

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

2001

7.2

August in the Water

1995

6.6

Angel Dust

1994

7.1

The Crazy Family

1984

6.4

Burst City

1982

7.0

Labyrinth of Dreams

1997

6.8

Mirrored Mind

2005

5.8

Crazy Thunder Road

1980

6.6

March Comes In Like a Lion

1991

Filmography

2023	Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle
2020	The Punk Spirit of '82: Sogo Ishii on Burst City
2015	Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague
2009	Instant Swamp	Shop Costumer / Nail Buyer
2006	What's a Director?
2006	Humoresque
1991	March Comes In Like a Lion	Ramen Deliveryman
1984	Never Mind a Little Rain	Himself
1981	MOMENT

Directing, Writing & Producing

2024	The Box Man	Writer, Director
2023	Almost People	Director
2023	Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle	Writer, Director
2019	Future Imaginations	Producer
2018	Punk Samurai Slash Down	Director
2016	Bitter Honey	Director
2015	That's It	Director
2013	Flower of Shanidar	Director, Screenplay
2012	Isn't Anyone Alive?	Director
2011	60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero	Director
2006	Your Order! The History of the Stalin	Director
2005	Mirrored Mind	Writer, Director, Producer
2005	A Day of the GOD Island	Director, Screenplay, Producer
2004	Jeonju Digital Project 2004	Writer, Director
2003	Dead End Run	Director, Writer, Screenplay
2001	Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle	Director, Screenplay
2001	Electric Dragon 80000V	Director, Writer
1997	Labyrinth of Dreams	Director, Writer
1995	August in the Water	Director, Writer
1994	Angel Dust	Director, Writer
1993	Tokyo Blood	Director, Screenplay
1989	Private 8mm Film Live Diary 81-86	Director
1989	The Master of Shiatsu	Director
1986	1/2 Man	Director, Screenplay
1984	The Crazy Family	Director, Screenplay
1983	Asia Strikes Back	Director, Producer
1982	Burst City	Director, Screenplay
1982	Norikoto-Toriaezu no Taiwa No. 1	Director
1981	Shuffle	Director, Screenplay
1980	Crazy Thunder Road	Director, Screenplay
1979	Run	Director, Producer
1978	Panic in High School	Director
1978	Charge! Hooligans of Hakata	Director, Screenplay
1977	Solitude of One Divided by 880,000	Director
1976	Panic High School	Director, Writer

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