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) - DirectorMirrored Mind (2005) - Writer · Director · Producer · Director of PhotographyMOMENT (1981)Shuffle (1981) - Director · ScreenplayBurst City (1982) - Director · Music Director · Screenplay · EditorThe Private Detective Mike (2002) - DirectorTokyo Blood (1993) - Director · ScreenplayMarch Comes In Like a Lion (1991) - Ramen DeliverymanSolitude of One Divided by 880,000 (1977) - DirectorInstant Swamp (2009) - Shop Costumer / Nail BuyerAlmost People (2023) - Director1/2 Man (1986) - Director · ScreenplayA Day of the GOD Island (2005) - Director · Screenplay · Director of Photography · Editor · ProducerCrazy Thunder Road (1980) - Director · ScreenplayDead End Run (2003) - Director · Editor · Idea · Writer · Story · ScreenplayPanic in High School (1978) - Director · StoryThe Master of Shiatsu (1989) - DirectorThe Box Man (2024) - Writer · Director