Cinematography: Mikio Yamazaki

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Mikio Yamazaki. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


100 Years After

1994 · Documentary · 56 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot Film shot in 8mm by Japanese filmmaker Mikio Yamazaki.

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TBX (Noise Version) (S)

1982 · Documentary · 7 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot Film shot in 8mm by Japanese filmmaker Mikio Yamazaki.

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Chill-Out (S)

1984 · Documentary · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot Kumiko, the main character, is struck into an absurd world that resembles a dream. The title was taken from the album of the same name of the reggae band "Black...

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The Cat Night

1992 · Movie · 80 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Cast Mikio Yamazaki · Ryo Kamioka · Keiko Teramoto · Kazumasa Teramoto

Plot "The Cat Night" was completed and released in 1992. The original was shot and screened on 8mm film. It is one of the feature films called "Trilogy" between "Guiding Star"...

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Gootariputra

1999 · Documentary · 56 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot Film shot in 8mm by Japanese filmmaker Mikio Yamazaki where he simply explains the daily life of the main character (Yamazaki himself): single, he loves sake, cats, night walks and...

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The World Lies Down in Scrap (S)

1984 · Documentary · 12 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot The first work after returning to Tokyo. A personal movie centered on the big event of my father's death. Nursing an unconscious father. A quote from his father's film as...

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Memory of Seaside (S)

1982 · Documentary · 5 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot Short film shot in 8mm by Japanese filmmaker Mikio Yamazaki in 1982. It consists of two images: a video of cutting the back of a hand with a utility knife...

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LetMeEndWithYou (S)

2003 · Documentary · 12 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot The title is the title of the music attached to this video. The person who made this music asked me to add a video, and all of it was made...

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Dreamed Lion Dreaming (S)

1996 · Movie · 14 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Cast Mikio Yamazaki · Yoshiko Yamazaki · Shuntaro Yokoi

Plot It's a true story. When I was a child, there was a store in the neighborhood that had a lion. I interviewed my mother and revisited the place 30 years...

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Goddess of 8mm film (S)

1994 · Documentary · 4 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot I remember about 20 years ago, there was an Apple service that allowed you to watch videos edited with iMovie online for free. I thought, "This is a 3-minute work...

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My Night Heart (S)

2007 · Documentary · 14 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot Film shot in 8mm by Japanese filmmaker Mikio Yamazaki.

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A Port in Vain

1996 · Movie · 80 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Cast Ryo Kamioka · Kazumasa Teramoto · Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi

Plot "A Port in Vain" was completed and released in 1996. It is one of the feature films called "Trilogy", along with "Guiding Star" (1987) and "The Cat Night" (1992), although...

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Preparation to Take Off (S)

1987 · Documentary · 10 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot At the school children's club where I was working part-time at that time, I handed the camera to the children and let them take pictures without permission. Unstable moving shots...

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V/M. Drifting (S)

1990 · Movie · 9 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Cast Ryo Kamioka · Keiko Teramoto

Plot I made this film in the same way that I would take a girl's skirt off and remove their underwear. I took off the skirt and the underwear but found...

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Born in the Mud (S)

1986 · Documentary · 17 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot Personal movie shot in 8mm. I cling to my desk, intercepting police radio, taking out small items in my drawers, and reading old texts in Doujinshi. A monochrome fragmentary image...

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Guiding Star

1987 · Movie · 75 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Cast Ryo Kamioka · Keiko Teramoto · Kazumasa Teramoto · Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi

Plot In April 1985, I started shooting a movie with my friend Ryo Kamioka as the main character. In the fall, I start turning the camera by myself. Every day, I...

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The Landroute Goes to the Bottom of Night (S)

1985 · Documentary · 19 min. · Japan

Direction Mikio Yamazaki

Plot The relationship between the lens that captures light and the microphone that captures sound. A cat flirts with Mike from the balcony, and Mike relentlessly passes over a woman lying...

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Ghost Town at Dawn

1983 · Movie · 47 min. · Japan

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