Isao Yamada

A documentary that centers on filmmaker Mikio Yamazaki, exploring his artistic vision and his feelings towards 8mm film, the primary medium of his work.

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A nonsense piece. It starts with the fact that there are two butters in the fridge at home, one for the top and one for the bottom, and then for some reason it reminds me of the Moh-Roh-Ushi hot springs.

A young geologist is traveling by train to visit his sister in the countryside after having received a mysterious letter from her.

A young geologist is traveling by train to visit his sister in the countryside after having received a mysterious letter from her.

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.

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.

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 16mm).

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

Crystal unfolds as a series of evocative, non-linear vignettes where fleeting images and sensations merge into a meditation on memory and time. A solitary figure moves through shifting urban and natural landscapes—fragments of childhood recollections, dreamlike encounters, and dissolving reflections in water or glass. Objects transform unexpectedly - a lantern flickers into a memory, a stranger’s face blurs into light - blurring boundaries between past and present.

Crystal unfolds as a series of evocative, non-linear vignettes where fleeting images and sensations merge into a meditation on memory and time. A solitary figure moves through shifting urban and natural landscapes—fragments of childhood recollections, dreamlike encounters, and dissolving reflections in water or glass. Objects transform unexpectedly - a lantern flickers into a memory, a stranger’s face blurs into light - blurring boundaries between past and present.

In the winter of 1922 (Taisho 11), a poet and social activist Nakahama Tetsu returned from a wandering journey to reunite with Furuta Daijiro 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, 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 and Ito Noe 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….

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

Color short film shot in 8mm by the Japanese Isao Yamada, filmmaker, visual artist and manga author.

Color short film shot in 8mm by the Japanese Isao Yamada, filmmaker, visual artist and manga author.

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 16mm).

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (B&W and Color, 8mm).

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

An 8mm film by Isao Yamada.

An 8mm film by Isao Yamada.

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

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.

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

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