Directing
Hajime Ishimine
Born
1967-11-24 (58)
Place of birth
Osaka, Japan
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Hajime Ishimine (伊志嶺 一, also known as ANIKI) born in November 24, 1967, is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and editor, he made his directorial film debut with "Frog River" (2002), starring Ryo Kase in the lead role. In 2005, alongside directors Katsuhito Ishii and Shunichiro Miki, he co-directed "Funky Forest: The First Contact", an anthology comedy film that blends sketch-like segments, bizarre humor, and experimental elements that made it earn it's cult classic status, having an Bluray re-release in 2023 by Third Window Films. He directed, co-written and edited the film "Custom Made 10.30" (2005), an musical comedy which incorporates a concert collaboration with musician Tamio Okuda…
Known for
6.4An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005
NRRecord shop clerk and aspiring DJ Tsutomu searches for his masculinity when challenged to a kendo duel.
Frog River
2002
7.7Sisters "Manamo" and "Minamo" live separately in Hiroshima and London since the divorce of their parents. The elder sister Manamo lives in Hiroshima with her mother, she is a high school student, but moonlights at a Japanese cabaret-club. After her mother remarries and moves to Yamaguchi Prefecture, Manamo lives by herself in Hiroshima. One day, her younger sister Minamo returns from London to visit Manamo. It is ten years since they have lived together, and they argue every day.
Custom Made 10.30
2005
The upcoming sequel to the 2005 absurdist comedy anthology. To be released in 2027.
Funky Forest: The Second Contact
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Behind the camera
6.4An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005
6.4An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005
NRRecord shop clerk and aspiring DJ Tsutomu searches for his masculinity when challenged to a kendo duel.
Frog River
2002
NRRecord shop clerk and aspiring DJ Tsutomu searches for his masculinity when challenged to a kendo duel.
Frog River
2002
7.7Sisters "Manamo" and "Minamo" live separately in Hiroshima and London since the divorce of their parents. The elder sister Manamo lives in Hiroshima with her mother, she is a high school student, but moonlights at a Japanese cabaret-club. After her mother remarries and moves to Yamaguchi Prefecture, Manamo lives by herself in Hiroshima. One day, her younger sister Minamo returns from London to visit Manamo. It is ten years since they have lived together, and they argue every day.
Custom Made 10.30
2005
7.7Sisters "Manamo" and "Minamo" live separately in Hiroshima and London since the divorce of their parents. The elder sister Manamo lives in Hiroshima with her mother, she is a high school student, but moonlights at a Japanese cabaret-club. After her mother remarries and moves to Yamaguchi Prefecture, Manamo lives by herself in Hiroshima. One day, her younger sister Minamo returns from London to visit Manamo. It is ten years since they have lived together, and they argue every day.
Custom Made 10.30
2005
The upcoming sequel to the 2005 absurdist comedy anthology. To be released in 2027.
Funky Forest: The Second Contact
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