Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Masami Akita
Sound
Career Snapshot
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0.3
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 585931
IMDb ID: nm1732861
Known for: Sound
Born: December 19, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Tokyo
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1989 - 2024
Years active: 36
Wikidata: Q58125755
Also known as
Merzbow • 秋田昌美
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Music (10)Cinematography (1)
Biography
Masami Akita, better known by his stage name Merzbow, is a Japanese noise musician. He is best known for his style of harsh, confrontational noise exemplified on his 1996 release, Pulse Demon. Since 1980, he has released over 400 recordings, and has collaborated with various artists. (Wikipedia)
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Masami Akita.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Masami Akita.
4.3
Female Harakiri: Celebration
Music
1990 Movie
4.6
School Girl: Harakiri
Music
1990 Movie
4.4
Lost Paradise: Riding Habit Harakiri
Director
1990 Movie
4.6
Beautiful Swordswomen: Double Seppuku
Music
1990 Movie
4.7
White Clothing: Harakiri
Music
1990 Movie
4.2
Female Harakiri: Glorious Death
Music
1989 Movie
5.9
Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground
as Himself
1995 Movie
Nor Noise
as Himself
2004 Movie
4.0
Kingdom of Noise: Japanese Noise Selection
as Himself
1993 Movie
1.7
The Sequence of Parallel Bars
Music
1992 Movie
Scanning of Modulations
Music
2001 Movie
Good Alchemy Video
as Himself
1995 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Masami Akita.
10.0
Deformed Analog Personality
Music
2024 Movie
Nameless
Music
2004 Movie
Scanning of Modulations
Music
2001 Movie
6.0
Beyond Ultra Violence: Uneasy Listening by Merzbow
Music
1998 Movie
Injured College Girl
Cinematography
1995 Movie
1.7
The Sequence of Parallel Bars
Music
1992 Movie
4.6
Beautiful Swordswomen: Double Seppuku
Music
1990 Movie
4.7
White Clothing: Harakiri
Music
1990 Movie
4.3
Female Harakiri: Celebration
Music
1990 Movie
4.6
School Girl: Harakiri
Music
1990 Movie
4.2
Female Harakiri: Glorious Death
Music
1989 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Masami Akita.
Nor Noise
as Himself
2004 Movie
Signal to Noise
as Himself
1998 Movie
6.0
Beyond Ultra Violence: Uneasy Listening by Merzbow
as Himself
1998 Movie
Merzbow: Live July 5th, 1995
as Himself
1996 Movie
5.9
Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground
as Himself
1995 Movie
Good Alchemy Video
as Himself
1995 Movie
Merzbow: Live at Middle East Cafe Boston 21 Sep 1990
as Himself
1993 Movie
4.0
Kingdom of Noise: Japanese Noise Selection
as Himself
1993 Movie
Oh! Moro Volume 5
as Merzbow
1992 Movie