It’s kind of incredible that the Crypt of Curiosities has gone on so long before I wrote about Japanese Cyberpunk. As longtime readers of the column (or anyone who has glanced at my Twitter feed) knows, some of my absolute favorite things in the world are sci-fi, goopy monsters, body horror, and wild underground Asian cinema. Naturally, Japanese Cyberpunk’s often low-budget, always boundary-pushing, maverick sci-fi/horror sensibilities and I go together like peanut butter and jelly, or more appropriately, man and nightmarish mechanical implant. So, in this entry, we’ll be taking a look at the works of one of the movement’s most out-there, boundary-stretching patron saints: the infamous Shozin Fukui.
Shozin Fukui is, for lack of a better term, one weird dude. In the ’80s, he made his first steps into the industry by directing music videos, the Possession (1981)-inspired “vomit terrorism” short Gerorisuto (1986), and the...
Shozin Fukui is, for lack of a better term, one weird dude. In the ’80s, he made his first steps into the industry by directing music videos, the Possession (1981)-inspired “vomit terrorism” short Gerorisuto (1986), and the...
- 8/10/2018
- by Perry Ruhland
- DailyDead
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