Isao Yamada
Yamavica Film Poetics vol.1
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Original format 8mm
Year 2001-2018
Language(s) Japanese (no dialogue)
Artist(s) Isao Yamada
Running time 104 min
Films
THE SUN WHICH SHONE LIKE A PEARL (2001) 15'
MARIE FROM THE SEA (2014) 38'
MOSAÏQUE EN BLANC (2015) 35'
ENDLESS FLÂNEURING (2018) 16'
Description
Isao Yamada began his artistic career with Shuji Terayama's theater company, Tenjousajiki. In 1974, he was appointed as a member of the artistic team for Terayama's feature film, "Denen ni Shisu" (Pastoral: To Die in the Country). As a director, Yamada has created several works, including "Anmonaito no sasayaki wo kiita" (I Heard the Whisper of the Ammonite, 1992), "Jouhatsu Tabinikki" (The Odyssey of the Soul, 2003), adapted from an essay by Yoshiharu Tsuge, and "Shutorumu undo Doranku" (Sturm und Drang, 2014). In addition to his film work, Yamada is also known for his activities in manga, painting, and graphic design. The calligraphic typefaces used in his experimental films all originate from his own handwriting.