is a Japanese

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and

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. He has produced three experimental shorts (''

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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 Release Despite being originally made in 1986, ''Gerorisuto'' was not officially released ...

'', and ''

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'') and two full-length films ('' 964 Pinocchio'', and '' Rubber's Lover''). These movies (excluding ''Metal Days)'' were widely available, having been issued on DVD by

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. However, these releases have since gone

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. He has released four more films since then (''

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'', '' Den-Sen'', '' The Hiding'' and '' 『S-94』''). These are almost completely unknown outside 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''; 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

*''

'' (1986) *''

'' (1988) *'' 964 Pinocchio'' (1991) *'' Rubber's Lover'' (1996) *''

'' (2006) *'' Den-Sen'' (2006) *'' Derenai'' (2007) Director's Cut of Onne *'' The Hiding'' (2008) *'' S-94'' (2009)

References

External links

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Shozin Fukui interview at wordriot.org

Shozin Fukui's company
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Japanese experimental filmmakers Living people 1961 births