Directed credits
30
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Gakuryu Ishii
Directing
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Directed movies: 28Directed series: 2All crew credits: 42
TMDB ID: 144014
IMDb ID: nm0411025
Known for: Directing
Born: January 15, 1957
Age: 69
Place of birth: Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2024
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q1343099
Also known as
Sogo Ishii • 石井 聰互 • 石井 岳龍 • Sougo Ishii • Gakuryuu Ishii • 石井聰亙 • Satoshi Ishii • Gakuryû Ishii • Gakuryū Ishii • Sōgo Ishii • +2 more
Frequent jobs
Director (27)Director of Photography (2)Action Director (1)Writer (5)General Manager (3)Editor (2)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Gakuryu Ishii.
Director
Almost People
2023 • Movie
Director
Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle
2023 • Movie
Director
Punk Samurai Slash Down
2018 • Movie
Director
That's It
2015 • Movie
Director
Flower of Shanidar
2013 • Movie
Director
Isn't Anyone Alive?
2012 • Movie
Director
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011 • Movie
Director
Your Order! The History of the Stalin
2006 • Movie
Director
A Day of the GOD Island
2005 • Movie
Director
Dead End Run
2003 • Movie
Director
Skirt
2001 • Movie
Director
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001 • Movie
Director
Labyrinth of Dreams
1997 • Movie
Director
August in the Water
1995 • Movie
Director
Tokyo Blood
1993 • Movie
Director
The Master of Shiatsu
1989 • Movie
Director
1/2 Man
1986 • Movie
Director
The Crazy Family
1984 • Movie
Director
Asia Strikes Back
1983 • Movie
Director
Burst City
1982 • Movie
Director
Shuffle
1981 • Movie
Director
Crazy Thunder Road
1980 • Movie
Director of Photography
Tokyo Cabbageman K
1980 • Movie
Action Director
Kami no ochite kita hi
1979 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Gakuryu Ishii.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Gakuryu Ishii.
Director
Isn't Anyone Alive?
2012 • Movie
Writer
Panic High School
1976 • Movie
Director
Labyrinth of Dreams
1997 • Movie
Writer
Electric Dragon 80000V
2001 • Movie
as Ramen Deliveryman
March Comes In Like a Lion
1991 • Movie
Director of Photography
Rusty Empty Can
1979 • Movie
Director
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001 • Movie
Director
The Master of Shiatsu
1989 • Movie
as Shop Costumer / Nail Buyer
Instant Swamp
2009 • Movie
Director
August in the Water
1995 • Movie
Director
Asia Strikes Back
1983 • Movie
Director
That's It
2015 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Gakuryu Ishii.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Gakuryu Ishii.
Writer
The Box Man
2024 • Movie
Producer
Future Imaginations
2019 • Movie
Editor
Bitter Honey
2016 • Movie
Writer
Mirrored Mind
2005 • Movie
Writer
Jeonju Digital Project 2004
2004 • Movie
Writer
Electric Dragon 80000V
2001 • Movie
Executive Producer
Lonely Planet
1996 • Movie
Editor
Angel Dust
1994 • Movie
General Manager
Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi
1993 • Movie
General Manager
Korosiya Ami
1993 • Movie
General Manager
Wild Side
1993 • Movie
Writer
Panic High School
1976 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Gakuryu Ishii.
Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle
2023 • Movie
The Punk Spirit of '82: Sogo Ishii on Burst City
2020 • Movie
Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague
2015 • Movie
as Shop Costumer / Nail Buyer
Instant Swamp
2009 • Movie
What's a Director?
2006 • Movie
Humoresque
2006 • Movie
as Ramen Deliveryman
March Comes In Like a Lion
1991 • Movie
as Himself
Never Mind a Little Rain
1984 • Movie
MOMENT
1981 • Movie