
Director
Gakuryu Ishii
Born January 15, 1957 in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan34 films
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.
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First watchElectric Dragon 80000V20016.8A violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha.View filmFilmography
34 films as director- 2024The Box ManDirector
- 2023Almost PeopleDirector
- 2023Self-Revolutionary Cinematic StruggleDirector
- 2018Punk Samurai Slash DownDirector
- 2016Bitter HoneyDirector
- 2015That's ItDirector
- 2013Flower of ShanidarDirector
- 2012Isn't Anyone Alive?Director
- 201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroDirector
- 2006Your Order! The History of the StalinDirector
- 2005Mirrored MindDirector
- 2005A Day of the GOD IslandDirector
- 2004Jeonju Digital Project 2004Director
- 2003Dead End RunDirector
- 2001Gojoe: Spirit War ChronicleDirector
- 2001Electric Dragon 80000VDirector
- 1997Labyrinth of DreamsDirector
- 1995August in the WaterDirector
- 1994Angel DustDirector
- 1993Tokyo BloodDirector
- 1989Private 8mm Film Live Diary 81-86Director
- 1989The Master of ShiatsuDirector
- 19861/2 ManDirector
- 1984The Crazy FamilyDirector
- 1983Asia Strikes BackDirector
- 1982Burst CityDirector
- 1982Norikoto-Toriaezu no Taiwa No. 1Director
- 1981ShuffleDirector
- 1980Crazy Thunder RoadDirector
- 1979RunDirector
- 1978Panic in High SchoolDirector
- 1978Charge! Hooligans of HakataDirector
- 1977Solitude of One Divided by 880,000Director
- 1976Panic High SchoolDirector