Gakuryu Ishii
Directing · Director · Writer · Director of Photography
Born Jan 15, 1957 · Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
Active 1976–present
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.
Filmography
Electric Dragon 80000V (2001) — Director · WriterGojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2001) — Director · Screenplay · Original ConceptThe Crazy Family (1984) — Director · ScreenplayAugust in the Water (1995) — Director · WriterAngel Dust (1994) — Director · Writer · EditorLabyrinth of Dreams (1997) — Director · WriterNeo Ultra Q (2013) — DirectorMOMENT (1981)Shuffle (1981) — Director · ScreenplayBurst City (1982) — Director · Music Director · Screenplay · EditorThe Private Detective Mike (2002) — DirectorMirrored Mind (2005) — Writer · Director · Producer · Director of PhotographyMarch Comes In Like a Lion (1991) — Ramen DeliverymanSolitude of One Divided by 880,000 (1977) — DirectorTokyo Blood (1993) — Director · ScreenplayInstant Swamp (2009) — Shop Costumer / Nail BuyerAlmost People (2023) — Director1/2 Man (1986) — Director · ScreenplayDead End Run (2003) — Director · Editor · Idea · Writer · Story · ScreenplayPanic in High School (1978) — Director · StoryCrazy Thunder Road (1980) — Director · ScreenplayA Day of the GOD Island (2005) — Director · Screenplay · Director of Photography · Editor · ProducerFuture Imaginations (2019) — ProducerThe Master of Shiatsu (1989) — Director