Gerorisuto
Encyclopedia
is a 1986 short experimental film
by Japanese underground filmmaker Shozin Fukui
. The film follows a young woman on the Tokyo subway
, who may be possessed.
The film appeared in the United States as a special feature on the Unearthed Films
DVD release of Fukui's Rubber's Lover
in 2007. The DVD has since been discontinued.
Experimental film
Experimental film or experimental cinema is a type of cinema. Experimental film is an artistic practice relieving both of visual arts and cinema. Its origins can be found in European avant-garde movements of the twenties. Experimental cinema has built its history through the texts of theoreticians...
by Japanese underground filmmaker Shozin Fukui
Shozin Fukui
is a Japanese movie director and screenwriter. According to the Internet Movie Database, he has produced two experimental shorts and two full length surrealistic movies . These four movies are widely available, having been reissued on DVD by Unearthed Films...
. The film follows a young woman on the Tokyo subway
Tokyo Subway
The is an integral part of the world's most extensive rapid transit system in a single metropolitan area, Greater Tokyo. While the subway system itself is largely within the city center, the lines extend far out via extensive through services onto suburban railway lines.- Networks :As of June...
, who may be possessed.
Release
Despite being originally made in 1986, Gerorisuto was not officially released in Japan until the early 1990s.The film appeared in the United States as a special feature on the Unearthed Films
Unearthed Films
Unearthed Films is a U.S. film distribution company that imports exploitation films primarily from Eastern Asia. The company was created by Stephen Biro, Paul White and Rhett Rushing....
DVD release of Fukui's Rubber's Lover
Rubber's Lover
Rubber's Lover is cult filmmaker Shozin Fukui's 1996 follow-up to 964 Pinocchio. Like its predecessor, it is an underground cyberpunk horror, with tense atmosphere, alarming visuals and graphic violence....
in 2007. The DVD has since been discontinued.