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Teruo Ishii

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Teruo Ishii

Born
Died
(aged 81)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
104 titles

Biography

Teruo Ishii was a Japanese film director best known in the West for his early films in the Super Giant series, and for his films in the Ero guro subgenre of pinku eiga such as Shogun's Joy of Torture. He also directed the 1965 film, Abashiri Prison, which helped to make Ken Takakura a major star in Japan.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 1

YearTitleRole
2006 Teruo Ishii Fan Club Film

Crew credits 103

YearTitleJob
2001 Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf Film Director
1999 Japanese Hell Film Director, Producer, Screenplay
1998 Screwed Film Director, Screenplay, Producer
1995 Burai-Heiya Film Director, Screenplay
1993 Gensen-Kan Inn Film Director, Screenplay
1991 The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses Film Director, Writer
1987 The Legend of Kentauros Film Director
1979 Violent Fighters Film Director, Screenplay
1977 Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army Film Director
1976 The Runaway Season Film Director, Screenplay
1976 Hobo General Film Director, Screenplay
1976 Detonation! Violent Games Film Director, Screenplay
1975 300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations Film Director, Screenplay
1975 Detonation: Violent Riders Film Director, Writer
1975 Great Jailbreak Film Director, Screenplay
1974 The Executioner II: Karate Inferno Film Director, Screenplay
1974 The Executioner Film Director, Screenplay
1974 Military Comfort Woman Film Screenplay
1973 Yokosuka Navy Prison Film Screenplay
1973 Yakuza of the Present Film Director
1973 Female Yakuza Tale Film Director, Writer
1973 Lone Wolf and Cub TV Director (78 ep)
1973 Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight Film Director
1972 The Red Silk Gambler Film Director
1971 Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 6 - The Woman's Grudge Spirit Boat Film Director
1971 Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2 Film Director
1971 Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 2 - The Dish Mansion at Hell’s Banchô Film Director
1971 Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1 Film Director
1970 Blind Woman's Curse Film Director, Screenplay
1970 Prison Tales Film Director, Screenplay
1970 Killer's Hit List Film Director, Screenplay
1969 Horrors of Malformed Men Film Director, Screenplay
1969 Love and Crime Film Director, Screenplay
1969 Yakuza Law Film Director, Screenplay
1969 Inferno of Torture Film Director, Screenplay
1969 Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin Film Director, Screenplay
1969 Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love Film Director, Writer
1969 Orgies of Edo Film Director, Screenplay
1968 Shogun's Joy of Torture Film Director, Writer
1968 Hot Springs Geisha Film Director, Screenplay
1968 Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy Film Director, Screenplay
1968 Once and For All Pt.２ Film Director, Screenplay
1967 A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm Film Director, Screenplay
1967 Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil Film Director, Screenplay
1967 Once and For All Film Director, Screenplay
1967 Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido Film Screenplay, Director
1966 Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country Film Director, Editor, Screenplay
1966 Secret Agent 101 Film Director, Screenplay
1966 Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South Film Director
1966 The Bullet and the Horse Film Director, Screenplay
1966 Evil Brain from Outer Space Film Director
1965 Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 Film Director, Screenplay
1965 Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 Film Director, Screenplay
1965 Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 Film Director, Screenplay
1965 Invaders from Space Film Director
1965 Abashiri Prison Film Director, Writer
1965 Atomic Rulers Film Director
1965 Attack from Space Film Director
1965 The Boss Film Screenplay, Director, Editor
1964 Storm Party Film Director, Screenplay
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