
Directing
Mikio Yamazaki
Born September 16, 1959 Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Born in Tokyo in 1959. Began playing around with an 8mm camera in middle school. Won the Fuji 8mm Film Contest with The Happy Days of M ( " M-kun no shiawasena hibi " ) which he made while studying cultural anthropology at Hokkaido University. Has directed over fifty films including Memory of Seaside (1982), Ghosttown at Dawn (1983), Guiding Star (1987), The Cat Night (1992), Pu (1994). Publications include A Contextual Analysis of Canned Coffee and The Whereabouts of a Hero.
Directed Films

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Beyond the Vermilion Ring
2025

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Like a Heavenly Edge
2024

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Deep Sweets Senior
2017

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Deep Sweets Junior
2015

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Red Bat Girl
2011

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Associations of Silverpencils
2011·Documentary

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Palm Forest at Night
2011

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My Night Heart
2007

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Phantasmagoria: A Collection of Images Sealed in Darkness
2006·Horror

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A Rautrec Alley
2005

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Rest In Eternalism
2005

6.0
LetMeEndWithYou
2003

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FAR AWAY
2003

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AITAI (2002 Version)
2002

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SPILLING GOLDEN MOON
2002

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Moh-Roh-Ushi Hot Springs
2000

5.0
Filmletter★oufuku IV
1999·Documentary

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Cha-cha-cha for Night
1999

4.0
GOOTARIPUTRA
1999

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GRISAILLE (Gray Over)
1997

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A Port in Vain
1996

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Dreamed Lion Dreaming
1996

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Kajol's Pigeon
1996

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Goddess of 8mm film
1994





