By Robert Edwards
Gakuryu Ishii, once known as Sogo Ishii, is a prolific punk filmmaker, and radical auteur for his outsider narratives and fiercely original techniques. Pioneering the formal language that would become a staple of the Japanese cyberpunk genre while still in college, put Ishii into a league of his own. His sense of kinetic camerawork and fast editing created a style that would dominate the indie scene during the ‘80s, but this style was not his only contribution to cinema. As his career developed into the ‘90s, he moved away from the aggressive masculine punk narratives that formulated his early identity as an auteur and began creating female centred stories that felt more mature in execution. “August in the Water” is one of those films.
The story revolves around a young girl named Isuku, played by Rena Komine, who moves to a new school. Her...
Gakuryu Ishii, once known as Sogo Ishii, is a prolific punk filmmaker, and radical auteur for his outsider narratives and fiercely original techniques. Pioneering the formal language that would become a staple of the Japanese cyberpunk genre while still in college, put Ishii into a league of his own. His sense of kinetic camerawork and fast editing created a style that would dominate the indie scene during the ‘80s, but this style was not his only contribution to cinema. As his career developed into the ‘90s, he moved away from the aggressive masculine punk narratives that formulated his early identity as an auteur and began creating female centred stories that felt more mature in execution. “August in the Water” is one of those films.
The story revolves around a young girl named Isuku, played by Rena Komine, who moves to a new school. Her...
- 5/9/2020
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- AsianMoviePulse
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