Gakuryū Ishii
Gakuryu Ishii | |
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| Born | Toshihiro Ishii January 15, 1957 Fukuoka city, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Sogo Ishii |
| Alma mater | Nihon University |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Movement | Japanese Cyberpunk |
| Website | www |
Gakuryu Ishii (石井 岳龍, Ishii Gakuryū; born January 15, 1957), formerly known as Sogo Ishii (石井 聰亙, 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.