Isao Yamada

Isao Yamada

Directing

Yamada Isao was born in Hokkaido, 1952. He joined an experimental theatrical troupe “Tenjo Sajiki” of Terayama. He took charge of art and costume designs in Terayama’s movies. His first film “Subaru no Yoru” (Night on Pleiades) (1977) won a prize at Off-theater Film Festival (later the name changed to Pia Film Festival). Until now, he has made over 100 movies, mainly 8mm films. With motifs of the borderline between reality and dream, he draws pictorial world of nostalgia. The images with his unique world view have attracted critics worldwide, and some of his works are archived in foreign art…

Filmography

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Aurora's Flame Aurora's Flame 2025 Instability of the Signal ★ 6.0 Instability of the Signal 2024 LES ILLUMINATIONS (Short Version) LES ILLUMINATIONS (Short Version) 2023 The Night of Copernicus The Night of Copernicus 2020 Reminiscence Reminiscence 2019 Endless Flâneuring ★ 5.0 Endless Flâneuring 2018 Apparition's Moment Apparition's Moment 2017 Straße - Transient Passage Straße - Transient Passage 2016 Mosaïque en blanc Mosaïque en blanc 2015 Sturm und Drang Sturm und Drang 2014 Marie from the Sea Marie from the Sea 2014 In that Void Moment In that Void Moment 2014 Reflection ★ 5.0 Reflection 2014 Looking for my Vision Looking for my Vision 2013 Instant Memory Instant Memory 2012 Spring Indication of Night and Autumn Moondrop Spring Indication of Night and Autumn Moondrop 2011 Despair Arabesque Despair Arabesque 2011 Summer Dawn and December Dusk Summer Dawn and December Dusk 2010 Mad Love Mad Love 2010 Winterreise Winterreise 2010 Tokyo Nostalgia Tokyo Nostalgia 2009 Flower Obi Flower Obi 2009 Walk to Talk Walk to Talk 2009 Velvety Silhouette Velvety Silhouette 2009 Chocolate Chocolate 2008 Phantom Phantom 2008 Astronomical Symptom Astronomical Symptom 2008 Blindfold Proposition Blindfold Proposition 2008 Fantacium Fantacium 2008 Wrong-Side-Out Girl Wrong-Side-Out Girl 2008 Winter has a dream Winter has a dream 2008 Distant View of Funemakura Distant View of Funemakura 2007 Delicate eyelashes Delicate eyelashes 2007 Blue Evening Blue Evening 2007 Death at the Door Death at the Door 2007 Twilight Umbrella Twilight Umbrella 2006 Film letter - OUFUKU V Film letter - OUFUKU V 2006 Fragilitat Fragilitat 2006 Cat on the tin roof Cat on the tin roof 2005 Skeleton in the Boy's Arms Skeleton in the Boy's Arms 2005 Chrysanthemum Inspiration ★ 5.0 Chrysanthemum Inspiration 2005 Black Girl Black Girl 2004 Night Channel Night Channel 2004 Riverside Flower Riverside Flower 2004 Cobalt Glass Cobalt Glass 2004 Autumn Pathos Autumn Pathos 2004 Heat Haze Heat Haze 2004 Germany: Maiglöckchen Germany: Maiglöckchen 2004 The North Glimmer The North Glimmer 2004 Feel Feel 2004 The other world The other world 2003 The Soul Odyssey ★ 4.0 The Soul Odyssey 2003 Comet Comet 2003 Suspicious Alley Suspicious Alley 2003 Winter Flower ★ 5.0 Winter Flower 2003 Every Day Every Day 2002 PUZZLE PUZZLE 2001 Girl Orphee ★ 8.0 Girl Orphee 2001 The sun which shone like a pearl The sun which shone like a pearl 2001 A Star and a Propeller ★ 5.5 A Star and a Propeller 2000 Moh-Roh-Ushi Hot Springs Moh-Roh-Ushi Hot Springs 2000 Moon Globe Moon Globe 2000 Swamp Swamp 1999 Filmletter★oufuku IV ★ 5.0 Filmletter★oufuku IV 1999 Lemon Lemon 1999 Bokutou's Dream's Cat's Love Bokutou's Dream's Cat's Love 1999 Prism Prism 1999 Rain Drops Rain Drops 1999 Planetarium Planetarium 1999 I have been looking at the dream continuously I have been looking at the dream continuously 1998 Long Good-bye Long Good-bye 1997 The Tale of a Match The Tale of a Match 1996 The Dream of Nickle The Dream of Nickle 1996 Fragmentation of Night Fragmentation of Night 1996 The Tale of a Doll The Tale of a Doll 1996 The Descendant of Androgynous The Descendant of Androgynous 1995 A Certain Secret A Certain Secret 1995 The Crown of Dreams The Crown of Dreams 1994 Tears of Socks Tears of Socks 1994 Travelogue Travelogue 1994