Directed credits
30
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Gakuryu Ishii
Directing
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1.8
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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: 6.68
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.
8.0
Almost People
Director
2023 Movie
Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle
Director
2023 Movie
5.6
Punk Samurai Slash Down
Director
2018 Movie
5.4
That's It
Director
2015 Movie
5.5
Flower of Shanidar
Director
2013 Movie
6.0
Isn't Anyone Alive?
Director
2012 Movie
3.8
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Director
2011 Movie
Your Order! The History of the Stalin
Director
2006 Movie
8.0
A Day of the GOD Island
Director
2005 Movie
6.5
Dead End Run
Director
2003 Movie
Skirt
Director
2001 Movie
6.8
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
Director
2001 Movie
6.8
Labyrinth of Dreams
Director
1997 Movie
6.8
August in the Water
Director
1995 Movie
7.4
Tokyo Blood
Director
1993 Movie
6.3
The Master of Shiatsu
Director
1989 Movie
7.0
1/2 Man
Director
1986 Movie
6.9
The Crazy Family
Director
1984 Movie
6.0
Asia Strikes Back
Director
1983 Movie
6.3
Burst City
Director
1982 Movie
7.3
Shuffle
Director
1981 Movie
5.4
Crazy Thunder Road
Director
1980 Movie
7.0
Tokyo Cabbageman K
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
Kami no ochite kita hi
Action Director
1979 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Gakuryu Ishii.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Gakuryu Ishii.
6.8
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
Director
2001 Movie
6.8
Electric Dragon 80000V
Writer
2001 Movie
7.0
Tokyo Cabbageman K
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
6.3
Burst City
Director
1982 Movie
7.0
The Box Man
Writer
2024 Movie
6.6
Angel Dust
Editor
1994 Movie
6.9
The Crazy Family
Director
1984 Movie
6.8
August in the Water
Director
1995 Movie
6.8
Labyrinth of Dreams
Director
1997 Movie
5.6
Punk Samurai Slash Down
Director
2018 Movie
3.8
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Director
2011 Movie
8.0
Future Imaginations
Producer
2019 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Gakuryu Ishii.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Gakuryu Ishii.
7.0
The Box Man
Writer
2024 Movie
8.0
Future Imaginations
Producer
2019 Movie
4.5
Bitter Honey
Editor
2016 Movie
6.7
Mirrored Mind
Writer
2005 Movie
3.0
Jeonju Digital Project 2004
Writer
2004 Movie
6.8
Electric Dragon 80000V
Writer
2001 Movie
Lonely Planet
Executive Producer
1996 Movie
6.6
Angel Dust
Editor
1994 Movie
Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi
General Manager
1993 Movie
Korosiya Ami
General Manager
1993 Movie
Wild Side
General Manager
1993 Movie
7.0
Panic High School
Writer
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
6.9
Instant Swamp
as Shop Costumer / Nail Buyer
2009 Movie
What's a Director?
2006 Movie
Humoresque
2006 Movie
6.4
March Comes In Like a Lion
as Ramen Deliveryman
1991 Movie
Never Mind a Little Rain
as Himself
1984 Movie
10.0
MOMENT
1981 Movie