1/2 Man

This is Spinal Tap without the jokes. Einstürzende Neubauten tours Japan in 1985, and Gakuryu Ishii documents their industrial noise. It's a singular record of a singular band.

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Gakuryu Ishii directed 1/2 Man in 1986. See Gakuryu Ishii's full filmography, where to start with Gakuryu Ishii, or where to go after you've seen everything by Gakuryu Ishii.

1/2 Man was released in 1986 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 58 minutes.