A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Yutaka Yamasaki
Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan
Born:
January 1, 1940
Cinematography:
1975 A.K.A. Serial Killer
2000 Der Ausflug
2008 So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey
2016 After the Storm
2016 FAKE
2019 Crystal Frog
2021 The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea
2024 Great Absence
Director:
1975 A.K.A. Serial Killer
1978 Dancers
2000 Der Ausflug
2008 So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey
2009 Torso
2016 After the Storm
2016 FAKE
2019 Crystal Frog
2019 Godot of the Emotos
2021 The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea
2024 Great Absence
Director of Photography:
1975 A.K.A. Serial Killer
1978 Dancers
1999 After Life
2000 Der Ausflug
2001 Distance
2001 Tampen
2003 Shara
2004 Nobody Knows
2005 Canary
2006 Hana
2007 Tokyo Serendipity
2008 Ain't No Tomorrows
2008 So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey
2008 Still Walking
2008 Then Summer Came
2009 Torso
2010 ANPO: Art X War
2011 I Wish
2012 Japan Lies: The Photojournalism of Kikujiro Fukushima, Age 90
2012 Nuclear Nation
2012 Things Left Behind
2013 JUKAI: Mount Fuji Suicide Forest
2014 Nuclear Nation II
2014 Still the Water
2015 Ryuichi Hirokawa: Human Battlefield
2015 Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2016 After the Storm
2016 Artist of Fasting
2016 FAKE
2016 Ishibumi
2016 Sound of Waves
2016 The Long Excuse
2018 Bruno & Bettina
2018 Yakiniku Dragon
2019 Crystal Frog
2019 Godot of the Emotos
2020 Complicity
2020 The Wolves of the East
2021 The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea
2021 The Witches of the Orient
2022 Thousand and One Nights
2022 ゆめのまにまに
2024 Great Absence
2025 Escape
Producer:
1975 A.K.A. Serial Killer
1978 Dancers
1999 After Life
2000 Der Ausflug
2001 Distance
2001 Tampen
2003 Shara
2004 Nobody Knows
2005 Canary
2006 Hana
2007 Tokyo Serendipity
2008 Ain't No Tomorrows
2008 So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey
2008 Still Walking
2008 Then Summer Came
2009 Torso
2010 ANPO: Art X War
2011 I Wish
2012 Japan Lies: The Photojournalism of Kikujiro Fukushima, Age 90
2012 Nuclear Nation
2012 Things Left Behind
2013 JUKAI: Mount Fuji Suicide Forest
2014 Nuclear Nation II
2014 Still the Water
2015 Ryuichi Hirokawa: Human Battlefield
2015 Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2016 After the Storm
2016 Artist of Fasting
2016 FAKE
2016 Ishibumi
2016 Sound of Waves
2016 The Long Excuse
2018 Bruno & Bettina
2018 Yakiniku Dragon
2019 Crystal Frog
2019 Godot of the Emotos
2020 Complicity
2020 The Wolves of the East
2021 The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea
2021 The Witches of the Orient
2022 Thousand and One Nights
2022 ゆめのまにまに
2024 Great Absence
2025 Escape
Screenplay:
1975 A.K.A. Serial Killer
1978 Dancers
1999 After Life
2000 Der Ausflug
2001 Distance
2001 Tampen
2003 Shara
2004 Nobody Knows
2005 Canary
2006 Hana
2007 Tokyo Serendipity
2008 Ain't No Tomorrows
2008 So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey
2008 Still Walking
2008 Then Summer Came
2009 Torso
2010 ANPO: Art X War
2011 I Wish
2012 Japan Lies: The Photojournalism of Kikujiro Fukushima, Age 90
2012 Nuclear Nation
2012 Things Left Behind
2013 JUKAI: Mount Fuji Suicide Forest
2014 Nuclear Nation II
2014 Still the Water
2015 Ryuichi Hirokawa: Human Battlefield
2015 Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2016 After the Storm
2016 Artist of Fasting
2016 FAKE
2016 Ishibumi
2016 Sound of Waves
2016 The Long Excuse
2018 Bruno & Bettina
2018 Yakiniku Dragon
2019 Crystal Frog
2019 Godot of the Emotos
2020 Complicity
2020 The Wolves of the East
2021 The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea
2021 The Witches of the Orient
2022 Thousand and One Nights
2022 ゆめのまにまに
2024 Great Absence
2025 Escape
Director of Photography:
2010 Kaidan Horror Classics
2012 Going My Home
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