| Born | 1968 (age 43–44) |
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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.
| 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] |