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Gakuryu Ishii

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Gakuryu Ishii

Born Jan 15, 1957 · 69 years53 titles 51 movies · 2 TV
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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.

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 · Sôgo Ishii · 石井總亙

Born

Jan 15, 1957

Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

9

Acting credits

40

Directing

22

Writing

17

Other crew

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Career timeline

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1976 1 title(s)

1977 1 title(s)

1978 2 title(s)

1979 3 title(s)

1980 2 title(s)

1981 2 title(s)

1982 2 title(s)

1983 1 title(s)

1984 2 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1989 2 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

1993 4 title(s)

1994 1 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

1996 1 title(s)

1997 1 title(s)

2001 3 title(s)

2002 1 title(s)

2003 1 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)

2005 2 title(s)

2006 3 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2011 1 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)

2013 2 title(s)

2015 2 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

2018 1 title(s)

2019 1 title(s)

2020 1 title(s)

2023 2 title(s)

2024 1 title(s)