If you don’t follow skateboarding then you might not know who Isamu Yamamoto is. Frankly I had no idea who he was until I saw this video. However, if you’re in the skating world you’ll know that this 14-year-old is one of the most talented skateboarding prodigies in the world. At age fourteen, Yamamoto took first place last week at the World Freestyle Round-Up Skateboarding Championships in British Columbia, Canada — a contest that hosted 65 competitors representing 15 countries. “The way he links his tricks together and the speed of them — it’s beautiful to watch,” says Rodney Mullen, who was a special guest attendee and is Yamamoto’s hero. “I would dare say that not many could do that, in that way, if they tried.” According to Rolling Stone
Yamamoto recently had the opportunity to work with director Brett Novak in Japan, where the two toiled tirelessly in and around Osaka and Kyoto. The resulting film, ISAMU: A Short Skate Film, features Isamu skating amid Japanese temples intermixed with diverse countryside landscapes — a compelling film rooted in the beginnings of freestyle skateboarding. “I’m a huge fan of showcasing not only the skateboarder, but also the culture. I live in Los Angeles, but I don’t exactly love filming in Los Angeles. Skateboarding is a global activity and I hate pretending it’s not.”
Check out the incredible film below:
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