Mikio Yamazaki
Biography: Born in Tokyo in 1959. Began playing around with an 8mm camera in middle school. Won the Fuji 8mm Film Contest with The Happy Days of M ( " M-kun no shiawasena hibi " ) which he made while studying cultural anthropology at Hokkaido University. Has directed over fifty films including Memory of Seaside (1982), Ghosttown at Dawn (1983), Guiding Star (1987), The Cat Night (1992), Pu (1994). Publications include A Contextual Analysis of Canned Coffee and The Whereabouts of a Hero.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 16, 1959
Deathday: N/A
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Guiding Star
1987-12-31
Guiding Star
Overview: In April 1985, I started to make a film with my friend Kamioka as the main character. But even after three months, the whole film was still unknown. I started to work alone with the camera. One day, the rabbit he keeps at home gives birth to a stillborn baby. As he buries her under a tree in the garden, it made me think of his father, who died the year before. He is no longer with us, but only the gaze he left behind. And so I set off on a journey. In a town in the Hokuriku region, he met a woman who once appeared in one of his films. When I dozed off on the train to Tokyo, she appeared to me in a dream and tells me that I will soon find the exit. Back in Tokyo, I told Kamioka that I'm going to start filming again. I came back into the room, turned on the microphone and pressed the flame against the lens.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-12-31
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A Port in Vain
1996-09-21
A Port in Vain
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-09-21
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VIDA
2008-01-01
VIDA
Overview: VIDA, starring AV actress Hotaru Hazuki, is an erotic work aiming directly at the Hypothalamus. DEATH is an event that makes life emerge in a different language. The film was entirely self-developed at home
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Associations of Silverpencils
2011-01-01
Associations of Silverpencils
Overview: This is a film about a medium approaching extinction, an 8mm documentary film about a vanishing 8mm cinema. Blending two genres, the science film and the personal film, and benefiting from the participation of multiple generations of cineastes, it is a reflection upon the original cinematic experience.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Fujica Single Green
2013-04-01
Fujica Single Green
Overview: A documentary on the Associations of Silverpencils screening hosted in Higashimurayama. The Film features 8mm films and interviews.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-04-01
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The Cat Night
1992-10-09
The Cat Night
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-10-09
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