Near the turbulent end of the Edo era, a man returning to Japan after exile in America Read More »
Tag Archives: Shigeru Izumiya
Death Powder AKA Desu pawuda (1986) Shigeru Izumiya, Takichi Inukai, Rikako Murakami
Two people, a man and a woman enters a warehouse that will change their life and minds forever. Read More »
Burst City (1982) Gakuryû Ishii, Michirô Endô, Shigeru Izumiya, Takanori Jinnai, Action, Music, Sci-Fi
Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest slow, boring, Japanese living. Read More »
Down the Drain (1993) Shinobu Yaguchi, Noboru Iguchi, Shigeru Izumiya, Kotaro, Comedy
The protagonist, Junko, endures a long series of remarkable misfortunes that leave her at loose ends, steering the films toward the topic of modern experiences of displacement and spiritual homelessness. Read More »