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Pu · 1994Pu
★ 9.01994
MovieFantasy
A wanderer and his son arrive on an obscure northern island of Japan, causing the village of Pu to fall into disarray.
Robinson's Garden · 1987Robinson's Garden
★ 6.41987
MovieDrama
Kumi lives a hippie-like life in Tokyo's outskirts. One night while drunk she stumbles into an abandoned industrial site, except in addition to deserted factories, it is full of forests and greenery. She decides to move there, even further away from the civilization she had already left.
Ophelia's Favorite Books · 1995Ophelia's Favorite Books
★ 6.01995
SeriesMystery
The fictional girls' magazine Monthly Ophelia unfolds the literary world of three female writers born in 1896. Ophelia, a legendary girl who died by the river, is resurrected as a boy and lives deep underwater. She reminisces about her childhood and immerses herself in her favorite books across time.
Guiding Star · 1987Guiding Star
★ 5.01987
MovieDrama
In April 1985, I started to make a film with my friend Kamioka as the main character. But even after three months, the whole film was still unknown. I started to work alone with the camera. One day, the rabbit he keeps at home gives birth to a stillborn baby. As he buries her under a tree in the garden, it made me think of his father, who died the year before. He is no longer with us, but only the gaze he left behind. And so I set off on a journey. In a town in the Hokuriku region, he met a woman who once appeared in one of his films. When I dozed off on the train to Tokyo, she appeared to me in a dream and tells me that I will soon find the exit. Back in Tokyo, I told Kamioka that I'm going to start filming again. I came back into the room, turned on the microphone and pressed the flame against the lens.
GOOTARIPUTRA · 1999GOOTARIPUTRA
★ 4.01999
Movie
This is an 8mm film shot and edited from 1996 to 1999. There is no story development like a normal story movie, and the image of only the author = the hero like a diary movie continues. There are no lines. The heroine-like existence is a dingy female stray cat. Still, I tried to brew and elaborate how to make a movie time of about one hour, like walking a tightrope, but over a long period of time. As a reference motif, there is Isao Yamada's early work "Yomado". The title "Gootariputra" is not a word with a specific meaning, but is just a coined word of Lazy way of life.
VIDA · 2008VIDA
2008
Movie
VIDA, starring AV actress Hotaru Hazuki, is an erotic work aiming directly at the Hypothalamus. DEATH is an event that makes life emerge in a different language. The film was entirely self-developed at home
Beyond the Vermilion Ring · 2026Beyond the Vermilion Ring
2026
Movie
A short experimental film based on footage shot in 2020 that was left unedited for years until the director finalized it as a digital release in 2026. While Mikio Yamazaki originally intended to compose the film's soundtrack himself, he eventually abandoned the idea and instead featured tracks by the popular Indonesian pop singer Happy Asmara.
Playing Pretend · 2004Playing Pretend
2004
Movie
A documentary that centers on filmmaker Mikio Yamazaki, exploring his artistic vision and his feelings towards 8mm film, the primary medium of his work.
Cha-cha-cha for Night · 1999Cha-cha-cha for Night
1999
Movie
As Godard said, a film is made up of "images and sound," but inevitably the images tend to be primary and the sound secondary. In order to break this and make the sound (in this case the words) the primary focus, I came up with the idea of using footage shot with the lens removed.
Fujica Single Green · 2013Fujica Single Green
2013
Movie
A documentary on the Associations of Silverpencils screening hosted in Higashimurayama. The Film features 8mm films and interviews.
Goddess of 8mm film · 1994Goddess of 8mm film
1994
Movie
A self-produced feature film. The main character, an 8mm filmmaker, has a bronze statue of the goddess of 8mm movies in his home, and he always prays before filming, and when editing, he places it above the viewer to be watched over by the goddess. He is a devout believer who goes about his work. One day, the goddess appears in his dream, complains to him about the plight of 8mm film, and orders him to independently produce 8mm film.
A Rautrec Alley · 2005A Rautrec Alley
2005
Movie
The concept of "Rest In Eternalism" was to closely examine and photograph the things I encountered while traveling, so I thought about what would happen if I tried photographing one place thoroughly. I focused on the alleys I had discovered during the filming of my previous works.
A Port in Vain · 1996A Port in Vain
1996
Movie
V/M. Heartbeating · 1991V/M. Heartbeating
1991
Movie
Using a flat microphone, Yamazaki attempts to auscultate various places in the city. The sounds of manholes, of which he recorded many, sound like the pulsation of a living thing.
V/M. Drifting · 1990V/M. Drifting
1990
Movie
The original format is 8mm film (single8), and once the developed film is incompletely layered on the undeveloped film, it is projected onto a curtain swaying in the wind by shining light at an angle with a penlight. Created an effect.
The World Lies Down in Scrap · 1984The World Lies Down in Scrap
1984
Movie
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