Akiyoshi Imazeki

Akiyoshi Imazeki

Birth : 1959-11-19, Tokyo, Japan

History

Akiyoshi Imazeki is a Japanese film director. In 1975, when he was a student , he started producing 8mm films independently (ORANGING'79 Pia Film Festival). Selected by recommendation of Nobuhiko Obayashi. In 1983, he made his commercial film debut with the theatrical film " Aiko 16 " starring Yasuko Tomita.

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Akiyoshi Imazeki

Movies

Dear Moon
Director
This short film depicts the sense of closure of Japan due to COVID-19 through the episodes of three groups of people. A man picks up shards of glass night after night on a moonlit beach. A mysterious girl lies on the edge of the waves. A policeman at a police box along the beach. A young mother searches aimlessly for her missing daughter, and a man works with her. A young man in a rabbit suit who keeps distributing leaflets to find his missing girlfriend. What exactly is the "girl" that each of these people is searching for...?
Love Dou Hua
Director
Nao, who disagrees with her boyfriend often and tends to skip class, gets offered by her father, Hirokazu, to join Aya, who is about to be his third wife, on a trip to Taiwan for a week. In contrast to Nao who is reluctant, Aya wants to get to know her future step daughter better. Eating, walking, meetng people. Will this experience change Nao?
Cherry Blossom on My Palm
Director
Short film by Akiyoshi Imazeki
Enoshima Clown
Cinematography
A MOVIE IN THE 8mm Film. By Akiyoshi Imazeki
Enoshima Clown
Editor
A MOVIE IN THE 8mm Film. By Akiyoshi Imazeki
Enoshima Clown
Director
A MOVIE IN THE 8mm Film. By Akiyoshi Imazeki
Laika
Director
Laika, a Japanese woman studying in Moscow, moves in with Yulia, an aspiring actress, and they develop an intimate relationship.
Tunnel of Love: The Place for Miracles
Director
20 years ago, Kei, a 23 year-old highschool teacher, fell for a student, Hitoha, a beautiful girl, but lost her from a tragic car accident. He’s now a middle aged factory worker who has just quit the job to visit Klavan in Ukraine. There lies a beautiful railway called Tunnel Of Love, where people say you can meet with your deceased beloved one. A freight transport runs once a day and it is said that the train takes someone you wish to meet.
Seventeen
Director
Based on the actual experience of Michi Inoue, an active female high school student at the time, a movie of the best-selling essay “17 years old” depicting the honest feelings of a high school girl.
The Stupid Teacher
Director of Photography
Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing a lot of commotion.
Morning Cop ~Daite HOLD ON ME!~
Director
As Heike Michiyo rises in popularity, a stalker starts harassing her, and when the police can't help, the rest of girls form 'Morning Cop' to stop him.
Sumomo mo momo
Writer
A youth romance that fantastically depicts the unstable emotions of high school girls who refuse to transform into adults
Sumomo mo momo
Director
A youth romance that fantastically depicts the unstable emotions of high school girls who refuse to transform into adults
Yan Mama Rock 'N Roll
Screenplay
Miyako Amano, the first president of the ladies "Haruya". Nowadays, she lives her life as the bride of "Matsumidoriyu". She vowed that she would be gracefully out of the office until the day her dad returned with her belly-bearing son Kentaro on the verge of her month, even when her beloved husband disappeared. However, the store was spotted by Sakamaki Kosan, which aims for local redevelopment! She obstructed a lot of business, and even Kentaro was kidnapped and once let go of the store's title, but Miyako finally got rid of the unstoppable harassment! She put an iron pipe in the 750cc and headed for a strange group of employees and a recapture of the title!
Yan Mama Rock 'N Roll
Director
Miyako Amano, the first president of the ladies "Haruya". Nowadays, she lives her life as the bride of "Matsumidoriyu". She vowed that she would be gracefully out of the office until the day her dad returned with her belly-bearing son Kentaro on the verge of her month, even when her beloved husband disappeared. However, the store was spotted by Sakamaki Kosan, which aims for local redevelopment! She obstructed a lot of business, and even Kentaro was kidnapped and once let go of the store's title, but Miyako finally got rid of the unstoppable harassment! She put an iron pipe in the 750cc and headed for a strange group of employees and a recapture of the title!
Tsurumoku Dokushinryô
Screenplay
Based on the comic by Eisaku Kubonouchi
Tsurumoku Dokushinryô
Director
Based on the comic by Eisaku Kubonouchi
The World You Don't Know I
Director
A horror anthology featuring : The Reaper's Pass by Kazuya Konaka, Spell Dream by Harunobu Ohara & The Wall by Akiyoshi Imazeki.
The World You Don't Know I
Writer
A horror anthology featuring : The Reaper's Pass by Kazuya Konaka, Spell Dream by Harunobu Ohara & The Wall by Akiyoshi Imazeki.
Making of 'Dreams'
Camera Operator
This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast and crew.
Making of 'Dreams'
Co-Director
This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast and crew.
She^2
Director
Romantic Comedy- Two Girls, Three Guys. Some people ride a jet ski, I guess. And there's an AV idol so I'm sure some boobs.
16-Sai no Marine Blue
Director
A film by Akiyoshi Imazeki. Emi is a 16-year-old girl who lives in Enoshima. An adolescent movie depicting teenagers' outlook on life, values, and lifestyle.
The Promise of the Third Line
Director
The struggle of two young people in rehabilitation
りぼん RE-BORN
Director
A coming-of-age fantasy depicting the interaction between a girl who believes in the existence of kappa and a girl who watch over her.
Green Requiem
Director
Fukashigi monogatari: Fantastic Collection
Director
Horror and Science fiction anthology from Japan
Aiko 16 sai
Screenplay
Aiko 16 years old is a novel by Akemi Hotta, set in Nagoya this story depicts the school life of Aiko Mita, a high school student who belongs to the Japanese archery club.
Aiko 16 sai
Director
Aiko 16 years old is a novel by Akemi Hotta, set in Nagoya this story depicts the school life of Aiko Mita, a high school student who belongs to the Japanese archery club.
ORANGING'79
Director of Photography
With the camera in love between them, the real Mayumi Mitome and the Mayumi in the film are in honest agreement, and there is a freshness to the film that leaves no room for the viewer to question or feel any directorial intent. In the last part of the film, Mayumi arrives at the beach of Enoshima and says, "I'm going to America to swim in this film," and as she changes into a bathing suit and jumps into the sea, she says, "She really went to America. When she changed into her bathing suit and jumped into the sea, the narrator said, "She really went to America, don't you believe me? The film is symbolized by her reply to the camera, "Yes!
ORANGING'79
Producer
With the camera in love between them, the real Mayumi Mitome and the Mayumi in the film are in honest agreement, and there is a freshness to the film that leaves no room for the viewer to question or feel any directorial intent. In the last part of the film, Mayumi arrives at the beach of Enoshima and says, "I'm going to America to swim in this film," and as she changes into a bathing suit and jumps into the sea, she says, "She really went to America. When she changed into her bathing suit and jumped into the sea, the narrator said, "She really went to America, don't you believe me? The film is symbolized by her reply to the camera, "Yes!
ORANGING'79
Director
With the camera in love between them, the real Mayumi Mitome and the Mayumi in the film are in honest agreement, and there is a freshness to the film that leaves no room for the viewer to question or feel any directorial intent. In the last part of the film, Mayumi arrives at the beach of Enoshima and says, "I'm going to America to swim in this film," and as she changes into a bathing suit and jumps into the sea, she says, "She really went to America. When she changed into her bathing suit and jumped into the sea, the narrator said, "She really went to America, don't you believe me? The film is symbolized by her reply to the camera, "Yes!
ORANGING'79
Script
With the camera in love between them, the real Mayumi Mitome and the Mayumi in the film are in honest agreement, and there is a freshness to the film that leaves no room for the viewer to question or feel any directorial intent. In the last part of the film, Mayumi arrives at the beach of Enoshima and says, "I'm going to America to swim in this film," and as she changes into a bathing suit and jumps into the sea, she says, "She really went to America. When she changed into her bathing suit and jumped into the sea, the narrator said, "She really went to America, don't you believe me? The film is symbolized by her reply to the camera, "Yes!
Making of  いい旅チャレンジ20,000 km 清水港線・旅の表情
Director
Making of Nobuhiko Obayashi's TV Program in 1980 called 「いい旅チャレンジ20,000km清水港線・旅の表情』