Yoshimasa Ishibashi

Yoshimasa Ishibashi
Born	1968 (age 47–48)

Yoshimasa Ishibashi (石橋義正 Ishibashi Yoshimasa, born 1968) is a video, experimental film and performance artist based in Kyoto, Japan and the leader of the Kyupi Kyupi artist collective, founded in 1996. He has directed work for both art museums, including Kyupi Kyupi performances at the Palais de Tokyo and Tate Modern in 2003,^[1] and commercial television and film, his most famous creation being the Fuccons, a family of mannequins who first appeared in Vermilion Pleasure Night in 2000 and since in their own program Oh! Mikey and its spin-offs.

Filmography

Year	Title	Medium and role	Notes
1998	I Wanna Drive You Insane (狂わせたいの Kuruwasetaino)	Part color, 16 mm, stereo, 60 min Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing, art, performance[2]	Released in Japanese cinemas October 10, 1998[3]
2000	Vermilion Pleasure Night (バミリオン・プレジャー・ナイト Bamirion Purejā Naito)	25 × 25 min Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing, music[2]	Aired on Japanese TV July 2 – December 24, 2000 "The Fuccon Family" segments also released on DVD separately in 2004
2002	Oh! Mikey (オー!マイキー Ō! Maikī), aka The Fuccons	104 × 3 min Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing[4]	Aired on Japanese TV from January 6, 2002[5]
2002	The Color of Life (カラー・オブ・ライフ Karā obu Raifu)	Color, 35 mm, stereo,[2] 88 min Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing, music direction[4]	Released in Japanese cinemas March 22, 2002 Vermilion Pleasure Night spin-off film[6]
2005	Oh! Mikey Hard Core (オー!マイキー ハードコア Ō! Maikī Hādo Koa)	8 × 3 min Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing	Released on DVD in Japan August 26, 2005 More risqué unaired episodes[7]
2006	Oh! Mikey Night (オー!マイキー ナイト Ō! Maikī Naito)	60 min Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing[8]	Released in Japanese cinemas July 1, 2006 Compilation of Hard Core and new episodes[9]
2006	Oh! Mikey Extra (オー!マイキー エクストラ Ō! Maikī Ekusutora)	13 × 3 min Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing[10]	Released on DVD in Japan August 25, 2006 New Night and other non-TV episodes[11]
2007	Oh! Mikey Fever (オー!マイキー フィーバー Ō! Maikī Fībā)	40 min Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing	Released in Japanese cinemas December 1, 2007[12]
2010	Oh! Mikey Romance (オー!マイキー ロマンス Ō! Maikī Romansu)	10 × 3 min Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing	Aired on Japanese TV November 4 – December 30, 2010[13]
2011	Milocrorze (ミロクローゼ Mirokurōze), aka Milocrorze: A Love Story	Color, digital video, 90 min[14] Direction, screenplay, executive production, editing, music[15]	Premièred February 18, 2011[16] Released in Japanese cinemas spring 2012[17]

References

1. "Kyupi Kyupi Live Archives". Kyupikyupi.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
2. "Ishibashi Yoshimasa / Ishibashi Production". 10.upp.so-net.ne.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
3. "映画 狂わせたいの". allcinema. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
4. Kyoto Experiment. "プロフィール｜五感で感じる和の文化事業 京都創生座第8回公演『四神記 ―神降る都の物語―』｜プログラム｜京都国際舞台芸術祭2013". Kyoto-ex.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
5. "[ vermilion-pleasure-night ]". Vpn-tv.net. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
6. "映画 カラー・オブ・ライフ". allcinema. 2002-09-26. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
7. ""Oh! Mikey Hardcore" (DVD) - Tokyo's Coolest Sound". Coolestsound.jp. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
9. "Oh! Mikey Night - Tokyo's Coolest Sound". Coolestsound.jp. 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
10. "OH！Mikey Extra． 【 ムラウチドットコム 】" (in Japanese). Murauchi.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
11. ""Oh! Mikey Extra" (DVD) - Tokyo's Coolest Sound". Coolestsound.jp. 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
12. "映画 オー！マイキー フィーバー". allcinema. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
13. "NEWS | OH!Mikey オー！マイキー". Fuccon-family.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
14. 25th Leeds International Film Festival Catalogue, p.67
15. "Kyoto Soseiza" (PDF) (in Japanese). Kcif.or.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
16. "Mirokurôze (2011) - Release Info - IMDb". Uk.imdb.com. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
17. Official Milocrorze Web site

External links

• Official Ishibashi Production Web site
• Official Kyupi Kyupi Web site