
Gakuryu Ishii
Directing
1957-01-15Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
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.
Known For

6.8
Instant Swamp
2009 · movie

6.4
March Comes In Like a Lion
1991 · movie

What's a Director?
2006 · movie

Humoresque
2006 · movie

Never Mind a Little Rain
1984 · movie

10.0
MOMENT
1981 · movie

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague
2015 · movie

Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle
2023 · movie

The Punk Spirit of '82: Sogo Ishii on Burst City
2020 · movie