Gakuryu Ishii
personal-info
known-for
Directing
gender
Male
birthday
1957-01-15
place-of-birth
Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
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
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.