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Teruo Ishii · PopcornQueue

Teruo Ishii

Directing

Born: January 1, 1924 · Tokyo, Japan
Died: August 12, 2005 (age 81)

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.

Known for

Blind Woman's Curse
June 20, 1970
Horrors of Malformed Men
October 31, 1969
Female Yakuza Tale
June 6, 1973
Shogun's Joy of Torture
September 28, 1968
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
February 3, 1973
Love Letter
December 13, 1953
The Executioner
August 10, 1974
Inferno of Torture
May 2, 1969
Orgies of Edo
January 9, 1969
Attack from Space
March 6, 1965
Evil Brain from Outer Space
January 21, 1966
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
December 28, 1974

Behind the camera102

2001Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf Director
1999Japanese Hell Director, Producer, Screenplay
1998Screwed Director, Screenplay, Producer
1995Burai-Heiya Director, Screenplay
1993Gensen-Kan Inn Director, Screenplay
1991The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses Writer, Director
1987The Legend of Kentauros Director
1979Violent Fighters Screenplay, Director
1977Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army Director
1976

The Runaway Season

Director, Screenplay

1976Hobo General Screenplay, Director

1976Detonation! Violent Games Director, Screenplay

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1975300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations Director, Screenplay
1975Detonation: Violent Riders Director, Writer
1975Great Jailbreak Director, Screenplay
1974The Executioner II: Karate Inferno Director, Screenplay
1974The Executioner Director, Screenplay
1974Military Comfort Woman Screenplay
1973Yokosuka Navy Prison Screenplay
1973Yakuza of the Present Director
1973Female Yakuza Tale Director, Writer
1973Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight Director
1972The Red Silk Gambler Director
1971Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 6 - The Woman's Grudge Spirit Boat Director
1971Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2 Director
1971Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 2 - The Dish Mansion at Hell’s Banchô Director
1971Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1 Director
1970Blind Woman's Curse Director, Screenplay
1970Prison Tales Director, Screenplay
1970Killer's Hit List Director, Screenplay
1969Horrors of Malformed Men Director, Screenplay
1969Love and Crime Director, Screenplay
1969Yakuza Law Director, Screenplay
1969Inferno of Torture Director, Screenplay
1969Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin Screenplay, Director
1969Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love Writer, Director
1969Orgies of Edo Director, Screenplay
1968Shogun's Joy of Torture Director, Writer
1968Hot Springs Geisha Director, Screenplay
1968Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy Director, Screenplay
1968Once and For All Pt.２ Screenplay, Director
1967A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm Director, Screenplay
1967Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil Director, Screenplay
1967Once and For All Screenplay, Director
1967Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido Screenplay, Director
1966Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country Director, Editor, Screenplay
1966Secret Agent 101 Director, Screenplay
1966Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South Director
1966The Bullet and the Horse Director, Screenplay
1966Evil Brain from Outer Space Director
1965Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 Director, Screenplay
1965Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 Director, Screenplay
1965Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 Director, Screenplay
1965Invaders from Space Director
1965Abashiri Prison Director, Writer
1965Atomic Rulers Director
1965Attack from Space Director
1965The Boss Screenplay, Editor, Director
1964Storm Party Screenplay, Director
1964The Shogun's Vault Director, Screenplay
1964An Outlaw Screenplay, Director
1964Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang Director, Screenplay
1963Legends of Honor Director, Screenplay
1963Defeat the Boss Director, Screenplay
1963Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers Director, Screenplay
1963Eleven Gangsters Writer, Director
1962Gang vs. Gang Writer, Director
1962G-Men in the Pacific Screenplay, Director
1962All Rascals Screenplay, Director
1961The Yellow Climate Director
1961Mist and Shadows Director, Screenplay
1961Flower, Storm and Gangster Director
1961Death on the Mountain Screenplay
1961Fire Line Screenplay
1961Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide Director
1961Sexy Line Director, Writer
1960Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu Director, Screenplay
1960Yellow Line Director, Screenplay
1960Women of Whirlpool Island Writer, Director
1960Black Line Director, Screenplay
1959Fight to the Death in a Blizzard Director, Screenplay
1959Broken Blossoms Writer, Director
1958Queen Bee's Anger Director
1958Secret White Line Zone Director
1958Flesh Pier Director, Screenplay
1958Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite Director
1957Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity Director
1957Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals Director
1957Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction Director
1957Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle Director
1957Super Giant Continues Director
1957Super Giant Director
1957King of the Ring: The World of Glory Director
1956Omoide tsukiyo Adaptation, Assistant Director
1956Girl's Reform School Assistant Director
1955The Tale of Jiro Assistant Director
1955The Shiinomi School Assistant Director
1953Love Letter Assistant Director
1952Mother Assistant Director
1951Ginza Cosmetics Assistant Director
1950Golden Beast Assistant Director
1950A Mother's Love Assistant Director

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2006Teruo Ishii Fan Club