is a Japanese 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, 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 Part color, , stereo, Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing, art, performance Released in Japanese cinemas October 10, 1998 2000 25 × Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing, music Aired on Japanese TV July 2 – December 24, 2000"The Fuccon Family" segments also released on DVD separately in 2004 2002 , aka The Fuccons 104 × Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing Aired on Japanese TV from January 6, 2002 2002 Color, , stereo, Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing, music direction Released in Japanese cinemas March 22, 2002Vermilion Pleasure Night spin-off film 2005 8 × Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing Released on DVD in Japan August 26, 2005More risqué unaired episodes 2006 Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing Released in Japanese cinemas July 1, 2006Compilation of Hard Core and new episodes 2006 13 × Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing Released on DVD in Japan August 25, 2006New Night and other non-TV episodes 2007 Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing Released in Japanese cinemas December 1, 2007 2010 10 × Direction, screenplay, executive production, cinematography, editing Aired on Japanese TV November 4 – December 30, 2010 2011 , aka Milocrorze: A Love Story Color, digital video, 25th Leeds International Film Festival Catalogue, p.67Direction, screenplay, executive production, editing, music Premièred February 18, 2011Released in Japanese cinemas spring 2012 2023 Six Singing Women Direction
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