is a video, experimental film and performance artist based in Kyoto,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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 A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

, his most famous creation being

the Fuccons ''The Fuccons'' (), known as in Japan, is a Japanese sketch comedy series created by Yoshimasa Ishibashi. It features the Fuccons, a family of American expatriates living in Japan, with characters played by mannequins filmed at various location ...

, 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishibashi, Yoshimasa 20th-century Japanese artists 21st-century Japanese artists Japanese experimental filmmakers Japanese cinematographers Japanese contemporary artists Japanese film directors Japanese film editors Japanese film producers Japanese performance artists Japanese screenwriters Japanese television directors Japanese television producers Japanese television writers People from Kyoto Prefecture Television editors Japanese video artists 1968 births Living people