Mikio Yamazaki
Born in Tokyo in 1959. Began playing around with an 8mm camera in middle school. Won the Fuji 8mm Film Contest with The Happy Days of M ( " M-kun no shiawasena hibi " ) which he made while studying cultural anthropology at Hokkaido University. Has directed over fifty films including Memory of Seaside (1982), Ghosttown at Dawn (1983), Guiding Star (1987), The Cat Night (1992), Pu (1994). Publications include A Contextual Analysis of Canned Coffee and The Whereabouts of a Hero.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.3856 |
| Birthday | 1959-09-16 |
| Place of Birth | Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As |
1987
Guiding Star
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In April 1985, I started to make a film with my friend Kamioka as the main character. But even after three months, the whole film was still unknown. I...
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Guiding Star
1996
A Port in Vain
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A Port in Vain
2008
VIDA
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VIDA, starring AV actress Hotaru Hazuki, is an erotic work aiming directly at the Hypothalamus. DEATH is an event that makes life emerge in a differe...
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VIDA
2011
Associations of Silverpencils
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This is a film about a medium approaching extinction, an 8mm documentary film about a vanishing 8mm cinema. Blending two genres, the science film and...
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Associations of Silverpencils
2013
Fujica Single Green
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A documentary on the Associations of Silverpencils screening hosted in Higashimurayama. The Film features 8mm films and interviews.
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Fujica Single Green
1992
The Cat Night
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The Cat Night
2011
Red Bat Girl
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Rukani (Yamazaki), a middle-aged man with a cosplay fetish, tries to shoot an adult video featuring a woman named Karinpa (Komoda) as his model. Howev...
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Red Bat Girl
1993
V/M. Releasing
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A work in which a photo of the filmmaker flies through the sky and returns to a garden where there are photos of his family and his pets.
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V/M. Releasing
1979
Happy Days of Mr. M
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Unidentified people appear around the protagonist, Mr. M. No matter how many times he wakes up, he cannot escape from his dream. In a speeding, desert...
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Happy Days of Mr. M
2011
Hi 8
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A sci-fi work that approaches the abduction plan by extraterrestrial life. The Hi8 videotape, posted by a young man who died with his parents, contain...
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Hi 8
2004
Playing Pretend
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A documentary that centers on filmmaker Mikio Yamazaki, exploring his artistic vision and his feelings towards 8mm film, the primary medium of his wor...
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