Film

1/2 Man

7.2198658mMusic Documentary

Director: Gakuryu Ishii
Year: 1986

A visual documentary of Einstürzende Neubauten, the German underground band, by Japanese cult director Sogo Ishii, made during their 1985 tour of Japan. The band makes an elaborate and remarkably choreographed appearance in the ruins of an old ironworks which was scheduled for demolition; footage of same was incorporated into the movie and a brief appearance on stage.

Top cast

Mark Chung

Self

N.U. Unruh

Self

Alexander Hacke

Self

FM Einheit

Self

Isamu Ōsuka

Self

Blixa Bargeld

Self

Directed by

Gakuryu Ishii

Written by

Gakuryu Ishii, Gorô Nakajima, Fumiaki Nagashima

Produced by

Masaharu Higashi, Hideki Kato