Shozin Fukui
Shozin Fukui | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) Japan |
| Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Movement | Japanese cyberpunk |
| Website | http://www.honekoubou.jp/ |
Shozin Fukui (福居ショウジン, Fukui Shōjin)[1] is a Japanese film director and screenwriter, known as a modern expert of the Cyberpunk genre.[2][3]
Shozin Fukui has produced six experimental shorts---Scourge of Blood, Metal Days, Gerorisuto, Caterpillar,[4] S-94 and The Hiding[5]---along with two full-length films, 964 Pinocchio[6] and the "truly bizarre" Rubber's Lover.[7][8] (964 Pinocchio is often compared to the cyberpunk classic Tetsuo: The Iron Man.)[9]
Excluding Metal Days, Shozin Fukui's movies were widely available, having been issued on DVD by Unearthed Films. However, these releases have since gone out of print. Fukui has released four films since then, Onne,[10] Den-Sen, The Hiding,[11] and S-94.[12]
Shozin Fukui worked as Assistant Director during Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man.[13] Many fans and critics consider Fukui's aesthetic to be different enough from Tsukamoto's for Fukui's films to stand on their own, even considering the extremely deep similarities.[14]
Career
While attending University, Fukui worked for a video company shooting live performances. During his time as a student, he also produced three short films: Chaser of the Ranger (considered lost media), Scourge of Blood and Metal Days.
Filmography
| TITLE | YEAR | NOTE |
|---|---|---|
| Chaser of the Ranger | Unknown | |
| Scourge of Blood | 1984 | |
| Metal Days | 1986 | |
| Gerorisuto | 1986 | |
| Caterpillar | 1988 | |
| 964 Pinocchio | 1991 | |
| Rubbers Lover | 1996 | |
| Hentai Randō | 2004 | |
| Onne | 2006 | |
| Den-Sen | 2006 | |
| Derenai | 2007 | Directors cut of Onne |
| The Hiding | 2008 | |
| S-94 | 2009 |
References
- ^ Profile: Director Shozin Fukui, Subtitled Online, 28 October 2017, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ Diving Into the Surreal: An Interview With Shozin Fukui, Master of Japanese Cyberpunk!, Severed Cinema, 14 June 2023, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ Crypt of Curiosities: Shozin Fukui's Cyberpunk Films, Daily Dead, 10 August 2018, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ 'Caterpillar': Shozin Fukui's Trippy Nightmare, Far Out, 11 April 2023, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ "The Hiding". IFFR EN. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ 964 Pinocchio Remains the Most Distinctive (and Disturbing) Adaptation of the Fairy Tale Classic, Collider, 26 October 2022, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ Rubber's Lover, Cyberpunk Review, 20 February 2006, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ The Horror Geek Speaks: Rubber's Lover - A Japanese Cyberpunk Classic Courtesy of Shozin Fukui, IGN, 5 April 2005, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ Pinocchio 964 (1992), The New York Times, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ Onne (2006), Kinorium, 17 March 2006, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ Shozin Fukui Special, Nippon Connection, 10 April 2010, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ S-94, Midnight Eye, 22 December 2009, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ A Guide to Japanese Cyberpunk Cinema With Three of Its Visionary Directors, Dazed Digital, 8 May 2020, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk Cinema, Midnight Eye, 13 May 2011, retrieved 26 June 2024