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Teruo Ishii

Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born January 1, 1924Died August 12, 2005 (81 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Horrors of Malformed Men
  • Evil Brain from Outer Space
  • Attack from Space

Known For

  • Horrors of Malformed Men
  • Blind Woman's Curse
  • Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture
  • Evil Brain from Outer Space
  • Shogun's Joy of Torture
  • Attack from Space
  • The Executioner
  • Inferno of Torture
  • Orgies of Edo
  • Love Letter
  • Atomic Rulers
  • Mother
  • Yakuza Law
  • Invaders from Space
  • Abashiri Prison
  • Lone Wolf and Cub
  • The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
  • Neji-shiki
  • Ginza Cosmetics
  • Blind Beast vs Dwarf
  • Love & Crime
  • An Outlaw
  • Kurosen chitai
  • Abashiri bangaichi: Bôkyô hen

Teruo Ishii Filmography

2001
1999
1998
1991
1979
1977
1976
1976
1976
1975
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1974
1973
1973
1973
Lone Wolf and Cub (TV Series)
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2001
Blind Beast vs Dwarf · as Screenplay
1999
Japanese Hell · as Screenplay
1998
Neji-shiki · as Screenplay
1991
1979
Violent Warrior · as Screenplay
1976
The Runaway Season · as Screenplay
1976
Kinkin no lumpen taisho · as Screenplay
1976
Detonation! Violent Games · as Screenplay
1975
1975
1975
Great Jailbreak · as Screenplay
1974
1974
The Executioner · as Screenplay
1973
Yokosuka Navy Prison · as Screenplay
1973
1970
Blind Woman's Curse · as Screenplay
1970
Koroshiya ninbetsucho · as Screenplay
1969
1969
Love & Crime · as Screenplay
1969
Yakuza Law · as Screenplay
1969
Inferno of Torture · as Screenplay
1969
1969
Orgies of Edo · as Screenplay
1968
1968
Hot Spring Geisha · as Screenplay
1968
1967
1967
1967
Otoshimae · as Screenplay
1967
1966
1966
1966
1965
1965
1965
Zoku Abashiri bangaichi · as Screenplay
1965
1965
The Boss · as Screenplay
1964
The Shogun's Vault · as Screenplay
1964
Irezumi totsugekitai · as Screenplay
1964
An Outlaw · as Screenplay
1964
1963
Showa kyokyaku den · as Screenplay
1963
Gang and G-Men 2 · as Screenplay
1963
1962
1962
Taiheiyo no g-men · as Screenplay
1962
Koi to Taiyo to Gang · as Screenplay
1961
Kiri to kage · as Screenplay
1961
Death on the Mountain · as Screenplay
1961
Kasen chitai · as Screenplay
1961
1960
Ôsen chitai · as Screenplay
1960
1960
Kurosen chitai · as Screenplay
1958
Nyotai sanbashi · as Screenplay

2001
Blind Beast vs Dwarf · as Cinematographer
2001
Blind Beast vs Dwarf · as Producer: Ishii Teruo Production
1955
The Shiinomi School · as Assistant Director
1953
Love Letter · as Assistant Director
1952
Mother · as Assistant Director
1951
Ginza Cosmetics · as Assistant Director

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