Isao Yukisada

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Isao Yukisada

Born August 3, 1968 · Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (age 58)

Isao Yukisada (行定 勲, Yukisada Isao, born August 3, 1968) is a Japanese film director from Kumamoto. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's Love Letter, April Story, and Swallowtail Butterfly.

Known For

Love LetterLove Letter · 1995
Love Letter
★ 7.81995
MovieDramaRomance
Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to be called Itsuki Fujii.
River's EdgeRiver's Edge · 2018
River's Edge
★ 6.12018
MovieCrimeDrama
High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably.
Swallowtail ButterflySwallowtail Butterfly · 1996
Swallowtail Butterfly
★ 7.51996
MovieDramaCrime
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
April StoryApril Story · 1998
April Story
★ 7.11998
MovieRomanceDrama
In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.
Aroused by GymnopediesAroused by Gymnopedies · 2016
Aroused by Gymnopedies
★ 5.72016
MovieDramaRomance
Shinji is a middle-aged, sleaze film director who used to be famous. He hardly goes back home and moves from one woman to another. In spite of his idleness, women are very fond of him and look after him compassionately for whatever reason.
GOGO · 2001
GO
★ 7.42001
MovieDramaRomance
Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: ReflectionsAsian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections · 2016
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
2016
MovieRomanceDrama
This omnibus film brings together three globally acclaimed directors from Asia with a common theme 'Living Together in Asia' to depict the lives of characters who journey between Japan, Cambodia, the Philippines and Malaysia. Brillante Mendoza grapples with the issue of loss of national identity and home, with a story set in the Obihiro area of Hokkaido and Manila in the Philippines. Isao Yukisada directs a story in Malaysia where the Japanese army was once stationed but is now home to many Japanese retirees living out their remaining years. An elderly man has parted from his family in Japan to live alone in Penang, but when a new helper comes to the house, he slowly opens his mind and an unexpected bond forms between the two. Finally director Sotho Kulikar conveys a beautiful but heart-rending love story between a Japanese man and Cambodian woman that unfolds across past and present against the backdrop of Cambodia's civil war.
Crying Out Love in the Center of the WorldCrying Out Love in the Center of the World · 2004
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
★ 7.22004
MovieDramaRomance
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.

Filmography

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Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: ReflectionsAsian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections · 2016
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
2016
MovieRomanceDrama
This omnibus film brings together three globally acclaimed directors from Asia with a common theme 'Living Together in Asia' to depict the lives of characters who journey between Japan, Cambodia, the Philippines and Malaysia. Brillante Mendoza grapples with the issue of loss of national identity and home, with a story set in the Obihiro area of Hokkaido and Manila in the Philippines. Isao Yukisada directs a story in Malaysia where the Japanese army was once stationed but is now home to many Japanese retirees living out their remaining years. An elderly man has parted from his family in Japan to live alone in Penang, but when a new helper comes to the house, he slowly opens his mind and an unexpected bond forms between the two. Finally director Sotho Kulikar conveys a beautiful but heart-rending love story between a Japanese man and Cambodian woman that unfolds across past and present against the backdrop of Cambodia's civil war.

Director