
Directing
Mikio Yamazaki
Born 1959-09-16
Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Department: Directing
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Mikio Yamazaki
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (71 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Beyond the Vermilion Ring | Director | Movie | 2026 |
![]() | Like a Heavenly Edge | Director | Movie | 2024 |
![]() | Deep Sweets Senior | Director | Movie | 2017 |
| Mercury Heart | Director | Movie | 2015 | |
![]() | Deep Sweets Junior | Director | Movie | 2015 |
| Night is coming soon | Director | Movie | 2013 | |
![]() | Fujica Single Green | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
![]() | Hi 8 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
![]() | Red Bat Girl | Rukani | Movie | 2011 |
![]() | Red Bat Girl | Director | Movie | 2011 |
![]() | Associations of Silverpencils | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
![]() | Associations of Silverpencils | Director | Movie | 2011 |
![]() | Palm Forest at Night | Director | Movie | 2011 |
![]() | VIDA | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
![]() | VIDA | Additional Camera | Movie | 2008 |
![]() | My Night Heart | Director | Movie | 2007 |
![]() | Phantasmagoria: A Collection of Images Sealed in Darkness | Director | Movie | 2006 |
![]() | A Rautrec Alley | Director | Movie | 2005 |
![]() | Rest In Eternalism | Director | Movie | 2005 |
![]() | Playing Pretend | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
![]() | LetMeEndWithYou | Director | Movie | 2003 |
![]() | FAR AWAY | Director | Movie | 2003 |
![]() | Elis in Tears | Cinematography | Movie | 2003 |
![]() | AITAI (2002 Version) | Director | Movie | 2002 |
![]() | SPILLING GOLDEN MOON | Director | Movie | 2002 |
![]() | Moh-Roh-Ushi Hot Springs | Director | Movie | 2000 |
![]() | Filmletter★oufuku IV | Director | Movie | 1999 |
![]() | Cha-cha-cha for Night | Director | Movie | 1999 |
![]() | GOOTARIPUTRA | Director | Movie | 1999 |
![]() | GRISAILLE (Gray Over) | Director | Movie | 1997 |
![]() | A Port in Vain | Mickey | Movie | 1996 |
![]() | A Port in Vain | Director | Movie | 1996 |
![]() | Dreamed Lion Dreaming | Director | Movie | 1996 |
![]() | Kajol's Pigeon | Director | Movie | 1996 |
![]() | Ophelia's Favorite Books | Director of Photography | TV Series | 1995 |
![]() | Goddess of 8mm film | Director | Movie | 1994 |
![]() | Pu | Director | Movie | 1994 |
![]() | Pu | Screenplay | Movie | 1994 |
![]() | 100 years after | Director | Movie | 1994 |
![]() | I Have No Myself To Desert | Director | Movie | 1993 |
![]() | The Red Rose For June 15 | Director | Movie | 1993 |
![]() | V/M. Releasing | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
![]() | V/M. Releasing | Director | Movie | 1993 |
![]() | Tokyo Dusk | Cinematography | Movie | 1992 |
![]() | The Cat Night | Yamazaki | Movie | 1992 |
![]() | The Cat Night | Director | Movie | 1992 |
![]() | V/M. Bardoing | Director | Movie | 1992 |
![]() | V/M. Heartbeating | Director | Movie | 1991 |
![]() | V/M. Drifting | Director | Movie | 1990 |
| GAMUZE 4 | Director | Movie | 1990 | |
| GAMUZE 3 | Director | Movie | 1989 | |
| GAMUZE 2 | Director | Movie | 1988 | |
![]() | JYOPPIN | Director | Movie | 1988 |
| GAMUZE 1 | Director | Movie | 1988 | |
![]() | Guiding Star | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
![]() | Preparation to Take Off | Director | Movie | 1987 |
![]() | Guiding Star | Director | Movie | 1987 |
![]() | DEREKKI | Director | Movie | 1987 |
![]() | Robinson's Garden | Screenplay | Movie | 1987 |
![]() | Born in the Mud | Director | Movie | 1986 |
![]() | The Landroute Goes to the Bottom of Night | Director | Movie | 1985 |
![]() | Chill point out period | Director | Movie | 1984 |
![]() | The World Lies Down in Scrap | Director | Movie | 1984 |
![]() | Ghost Town at Dawn | Director | Movie | 1983 |
![]() | Memories of the Seaside | Director | Movie | 1982 |
![]() | TBX (Noise Version) | Director | Movie | 1982 |
![]() | Breathing | Director | Movie | 1982 |
![]() | PATINKO | Producer | Movie | 1982 |
![]() | A Short and Elegant Hospital Stay | Director | Movie | 1980 |
![]() | Happy Days of Mr. M | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
![]() | Happy Days of Mr. M | Director | Movie | 1979 |

































































