Gakuryu Ishii Movies

Samao Daikoku’s family register was taken which keeps him from escaping the underground life that he has led. To get away once and for all,...

A strange phenomenon takes place. A beautiful flower blooms on a selected woman's body and that flower is called the "Shanidar". When the Shanidar is...

Three short films with the theme of death and dead ends in common.

Tomiko falls in love with Niitaka, even though she also suspects him of being the Tokyo bus driver serial killer, who killed his female conductors...

Benkei, a master fighter and killer, vows never to take another life after his conversion to Buddhism. His faith in pacifism, however, is shaken and...

In four chapters, the film anatomises the chaotic life of a radio agony uncle.who is having simultaneous affairs with a sado-masochistic call-girl...

A high school student has a mental breakdown and brings a gun to class. A standoff against the police ensues.

Pocky, an upbeat high-schooler, is told she will die in three days by a psychic whose predictions always come true. Along the way, she talks about...

A parable about the inefficiency and anachronism of the Japanese educational system, which places an unusually large amount of importance on cramming...

Known for his striking visuals and outlandish subject matter, maverick director Sogo Ishii is considered to be the master of Japanese punk cinema. In...

The encounter and parting of a man and woman in Hokkaido

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Philippe-Emmanuel Sorlin, originally aired 16 June 2015.

Matsui's debut film, "Rusty Empty Can" (1979), was photographed by Sogo Ishii; nonetheless the film turned out to be a serious and emotionally...

Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

An in-depth and stylish look at the hardcore punk scene in Japan at the late half of the 70's and the beginning of the 80's. Features bands such as...

Promo film by Sogo ishii

An elderly man and a young woman is in a bar where they tenderly begin to touch each other's hands. Soon they find themselves in a room where the...

A swindler returns to her hideout at night and finds a stranger.

Ami, a girl who works as a flower arranger, also works as a professional assassin

At an isolated location training camp for soldiers with supernatural powers makes a man revolt, causing a war to break out among the soldiers.