Tokyo Illusion

Tokyo Illusion 1986

A fragile-looking woman visits a photography studio, and the owner becomes increasingly captivated by her. This short film condenses the very essence of Jissōji’s style: a man meets a femme fatale and literally descends into ruin—told without dialogue, composed in an illusory fashion through music and imagery alone. Produced by the NSV Study Group as a demonstration piece for analog high-definition video.

  • Released: 1986-01-01
  • Runtime: 15 minutes
  • Genre: Fantasy, Mystery
  • Stars: Masami Horiuchi, Kiriko Shimizu
  • Director: Akio Jissoji