Isao Yamada
Birth : , Hokkaidō, Japan
History
Yamada Isao was born in Hokkaido, 1952. He joined an experimental theatrical troupe “Tenjo Sajiki” of Terayama. He took charge of art and costume designs in Terayama’s movies. His first film “Subaru no Yoru” (Night on Pleiades) (1977) won a prize at Off-theater Film Festival (later the name changed to Pia Film Festival). Until now, he has made over 100 movies, mainly 8mm films. With motifs of the borderline between reality and dream, he draws pictorial world of nostalgia. The images with his unique world view have attracted critics worldwide, and some of his works are archived in foreign art museums and universities. He is also a cartoonist and book designer.
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A cinematic stroll through Germany
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In the winter of 1922 (Taisho 11), a poet and social activist Nakahama Tetsu (Jitsunashi Satoru) returned from a wandering journey to reunite with Furuta Daijiro (Hirokawa Takeshi) and other comrades. They organized an anarchist organization “Guillotine Society” dreaming of revolution. For their ideal, they targeted the Prince of Wales who visited Japan, but failed in all their attempts. Matsuura Emile (Nakamura Emiko), a soba selling mysterious woman with all foreseeing eyes, comes and goes before them. In September of 1923 (Taisho 12), under martial law, anarchists Osugi Sakae (Kawase Youta) and Ito Noe (Kawada Natsumi) whom members of Guillotine Society adored were taken by Captain Amakasu of the military police, and killed. When they learned of the murder, members of Guillotine Society swore vengeance, and rose up… Then, transcending time, at a cafe, music rings loud….
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (B&W and Color, 8mm).
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Eerie images of landscapes after the Fukushima nuclear disaster shot on black and white 8mm.
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (B&W and Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (B&W and Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (B&W and Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (B&W, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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A young man is on an inner journey as he searches for meaning in love, eroticism and marriage. He boards a train, and all the clocks are mirrored from then on, as if looking at them from the inside. He travels to a homey village, meets a potential fiancée, then a more sensuous and mysterious stripper.
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A young man is on an inner journey as he searches for meaning in love, eroticism and marriage. He boards a train, and all the clocks are mirrored from then on, as if looking at them from the inside. He travels to a homey village, meets a potential fiancée, then a more sensuous and mysterious stripper.
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 16mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 35mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Dreams, signs, fragments, margins, letters, one could also add love and memory to the list. My enchanted kingdom is filled with real aimlessness. The more the better. All that is left behind after it has disappeared is quiet. In the end I feel there hasn't been enough time to play. I want to say good-bye to this irrepressible feeling right around now though. After the color, the shape and the words have disappeared what will be left? Perhaps that is the tragedy of the twentieth century.
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Ammonites were a kind of snail-like precursor to today's mollusks, common in the seas of the Cretaceous period, many millions of years ago. They are among the most commonly found fossils, so they must have been extremely plentiful. In this meditative and largely unstructured first feature, a young geologist is traveling by train to visit his sister in the countryside after having received a disturbing and mysterious letter from her. As he travels, he remembers his childhood fixation with rocks, nurtured by his mother, and his very strong affection for his sister.
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Ammonites were a kind of snail-like precursor to today's mollusks, common in the seas of the Cretaceous period, many millions of years ago. They are among the most commonly found fossils, so they must have been extremely plentiful. In this meditative and largely unstructured first feature, a young geologist is traveling by train to visit his sister in the countryside after having received a disturbing and mysterious letter from her. As he travels, he remembers his childhood fixation with rocks, nurtured by his mother, and his very strong affection for his sister.
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental short film by Japanese filmmaker Isao Yamada.
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Shot on 8mm by Isao Yamada
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Why do people wave their hands when they say goodbye? We embarked on a dream journey from Borges' The Circular Ruins. Filmed in 16mm by the Japanese Isao Yamada, filmmaker, graphic artist and manga author.
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 16mm).
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Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, VTR).
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Akira is haunted by a "bouncing ball" song that he remembers his mother singing when he was a small child, and now on the verge of a sexually active adulthood, he wants to find the origins of the song. The young man ostensibly wanders into a time-warp in which aspects from his childhood and adulthood mix together. In this never-never land he comes across a beautiful woman/witch who is lost inside the labyrinth of her mansion, just as the young man is lost in the labyrinth of time — and on some levels, perhaps the labyrinth of his subconscious.
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In the midst of a match, a successful boxer - Hayato, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked, quits boxing, leaving his wife and start living alone with his mangy dog. One day a young mediocre boxer knocks at the door and wants to be Hayatos apprentice.
