Gakuryu Ishii Movies

A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while searching for a mythical creature. She decides to meet her...

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 young man wakes up one morning to find that his head has transformed into a large cabbage. He quickly becomes a source of bemusement, desire and...

Amy and Sonny are two girls with contrasting personalities. Their "secret hideout" is an antique shop. One day, Amy falls in love at first sight with...

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

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...

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

A lonely man in Tokyo. Friendly gestures from strangers and sudden encounters with old friends are the only pillars available for the man about to...

An anthology of one-minute films created by 60 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was...

In a Japanese military hospital, a mysterious pandemic strikes and quickly kills seemingly at random. A group of unconnected individuals must come to...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

A collection of gorgeous footage of Balinese landscapes shot with reckless abandon, set to a gamelan soundtrack.

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