Isao Yamada
Yamavica Film Poetics vol.3
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Original format 8mm
Year 1994-2014
Language(s) Japanese (no dialogue)
Artist(s) Isao Yamada
Running time 117 min
Films
SAKHALIN ELEGY (1994) 30'
GERMANY: MAIGLÖCKCHEN (2004) 30'
DESPAIR ARABESQUE (2011) 34'
KIOKU (2014) 23'
Description
Isao Yamada began his artistic career with Shuji Terayama's theater company, Tenjousajiki. In 1974, he was appointed to the artistic team for Terayama's feature film "Denen ni Shisu" (Pastoral: To Die in the Country). As a director, Yamada has made 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 fonts used in his experimental films all derive from his own handwriting.