Isao Yamada
Yamada Isao was born in Hokkaido, 1952. He joined an experimental theatrical troupe “Tenjo Sajiki” of Terayama. He took charge of art and costume designs in Terayama’s movies. His first film “Subaru no Yoru” (Night on Pleiades) (1977) won a prize at Off-theater Film Festival (later the name changed to Pia Film Festival). Until now, he has made over 100 movies, mainly 8mm films. With motifs of the borderline between reality and dream, he draws pictorial world of nostalgia. The images with his unique world view have attracted critics worldwide, and some of his works are archived in foreign art museums and universities. He is also a cartoonist and book designer.
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Hokkaidō, Japan
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The sun which shone like a pearl
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Marie from the Sea
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Mosaïque en blanc
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Delicate eyelashes
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Straße - Transient Passage
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Apparition's Moment
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Chocolate
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Long Good-bye
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Tokyo Nostalgia
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Fragmentation of Night
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The Night of Copernicus
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