Shozin Fukui
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is a Japanese
movie director and screenwriter
. According to the Internet Movie Database, he has produced two experimental shorts (Gerorisuto
, and Caterpillar
) and two full length surrealistic movies (964 Pinocchio
, and Rubber's Lover
). These four movies are widely available, having been reissued on DVD by Unearthed Films
. According to other sources, he has released four more movies since then (Onne, Den-Sen, The Hiding and 『S-94』). These are almost completely unknown outside of Japan.
964 Pinocchio and Rubber's Lover are considered important, core films of the Japanese cyberpunk
genre.
964 Pinocchio is often compared to Shinya Tsukamoto's
cyberpunk classic Tetsuo: The Iron Man
and it is worth noting that Fukui worked on the crew for Tetsuo. Many fans and critics consider Fukui's aesthetic to be sufficiently divergent from Tsukamoto's for his films to stand on their own, even considering the extremely deep similarities.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
movie director and screenwriter
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. According to the Internet Movie Database, he has produced two experimental shorts (Gerorisuto
Gerorisuto
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.-Release:...
, and Caterpillar
Caterpillar (1988 film)
Caterpillar is a 1988 short experimental film by Japanese underground filmmaker Shozin Fukui. Fukui made the film at around the same time as when he was working as a crew member for Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man...
) and two full length surrealistic movies (964 Pinocchio
964 Pinocchio
964 Pinocchio is a 1991 Japanese cyberpunk film from filmmaker Shozin Fukui. It deals with the theme of brain-modified sex slaves as well as mental breakdowns in a hallucinogenic thrill ride.-Plot:...
, and 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....
). These four movies are widely available, having been reissued on DVD by 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....
. According to other sources, he has released four more movies since then (Onne, Den-Sen, The Hiding and 『S-94』). These are almost completely unknown outside of Japan.
964 Pinocchio and Rubber's Lover are considered important, core films of the Japanese cyberpunk
Japanese cyberpunk
Japanese Cyberpunk is a genre of underground film produced in Japan starting in the late 1980s. The genre is not very closely related to Cyberpunk as understood in the west — the focus is industrial and incomprehensible, not high-tech and scientific...
genre.
964 Pinocchio is often compared to Shinya Tsukamoto's
Shinya Tsukamoto
is a Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad.-Biography:Tsukamoto started making movies at the age of 14, when his father gave him a Super 8 camera. He made a number of films, ranging...
cyberpunk classic Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a 1989 Japanese cyberpunk film by cult-film director Shinya Tsukamoto produced by Japan Home Video. This, his third film, is an extremely graphic but also strikingly-filmed fantasy shot in the same low-budget, underground-production style as his first two films...
and it is worth noting that Fukui worked on the crew for Tetsuo. Many fans and critics consider Fukui's aesthetic to be sufficiently divergent from Tsukamoto's for his films to stand on their own, even considering the extremely deep similarities.
Filmography
- Metal Days (1986)
- GerorisutoGerorisutois 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.-Release:...
(1986) - CaterpillarCaterpillar (1988 film)Caterpillar is a 1988 short experimental film by Japanese underground filmmaker Shozin Fukui. Fukui made the film at around the same time as when he was working as a crew member for Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man...
(1988) - 964 Pinocchio964 Pinocchio964 Pinocchio is a 1991 Japanese cyberpunk film from filmmaker Shozin Fukui. It deals with the theme of brain-modified sex slaves as well as mental breakdowns in a hallucinogenic thrill ride.-Plot:...
(1991) - Rubber's LoverRubber's LoverRubber'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....
(1996) - Onne (2006)
- Den-Sen (2006)
- Derenai (2007) Director's Cut of Onne
- The Hiding (2008)
- S-94S-94 (film)S-94 is a 2009 science fiction/horror short film by Japanese filmmaker Shozin Fukui. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic future where a deadly virus has brought humankind to the brink of extinction. Largely set within a subterranean bunker and filmed in monochrome, the film is visually...
(2009)
External links
- Shozin Fukui's company
- Shozin Fukui director profile at subtitledonline.com