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Teruo Ishii

Directing
81 years oldTokyo, Japan

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.

Personal Details

Born
January 1, 1924 - August 12, 2005 (age 81)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

石井 輝男
いしい てるお

Movies (49)

Teruo Ishii Fan Club

Teruo Ishii Fan Club

2006

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
3.4

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

Director (Directing)

2001

Japanese Hell
3.8

Japanese Hell

Director (Directing)

1999

Screwed
4.5

Screwed

Director (Directing)

1998

Villain Field

Villain Field

Screenplay (Writing)

1995

Gensen-Kan Inn
6.0

Gensen-Kan Inn

Director (Directing)

1993

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
5.8

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses

Writer (Writing)

1991

The Legend of Kentauros

The Legend of Kentauros

Director (Directing)

1987

Violent Fighters

Violent Fighters

Screenplay (Writing)

1979

Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army

Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army

Director (Directing)

1977

The Runaway Season

The Runaway Season

Director (Directing)

1976

Hobo General

Hobo General

Screenplay (Writing)

1976

Detonation! Violent Games
6.0

Detonation! Violent Games

Director (Directing)

1976

300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations

300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations

Director (Directing)

1975

Detonation: Violent Riders
8.0

Detonation: Violent Riders

Writer (Writing)

1975

Great Jailbreak
7.0

Great Jailbreak

Director (Directing)

1975

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
5.5

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

Director (Directing)

1974

The Executioner
6.6

The Executioner

Director (Directing)

1974

Military Comfort Woman

Military Comfort Woman

Screenplay (Writing)

1974

Yokosuka Navy Prison
7.0

Yokosuka Navy Prison

Screenplay (Writing)

1973

Yakuza of the Present

Yakuza of the Present

Director (Directing)

1973

Female Yakuza Tale
6.1

Female Yakuza Tale

Writer (Writing)

1973

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
6.6

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

Director (Directing)

1973

The Red Silk Gambler
7.7

The Red Silk Gambler

Director (Directing)

1972

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 6 - The Woman's Grudge Spirit Boat

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 6 - The Woman's Grudge Spirit Boat

Director (Directing)

1971

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2

Director (Directing)

1971

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 2 - The Dish Mansion at Hell’s Banchô

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 2 - The Dish Mansion at Hell’s Banchô

Director (Directing)

1971

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1

Director (Directing)

1971

Blind Woman's Curse
6.1

Blind Woman's Curse

Director (Directing)

1970

Prison Tales

Prison Tales

Director (Directing)

1970

Killer's Hit List

Killer's Hit List

Screenplay (Writing)

1970

Horrors of Malformed Men
5.6

Horrors of Malformed Men

Director (Directing)

1969

Love and Crime
6.9

Love and Crime

Director (Directing)

1969

Yakuza Law
5.9

Yakuza Law

Director (Directing)

1969

Inferno of Torture
5.6

Inferno of Torture

Director (Directing)

1969

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

Director (Directing)

1969

Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
5.3

Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love

Director (Directing)

1969

Orgies of Edo
5.8

Orgies of Edo

Director (Directing)

1969

Shogun's Joy of Torture
5.6

Shogun's Joy of Torture

Writer (Writing)

1968

Hot Springs Geisha
2.2

Hot Springs Geisha

Director (Directing)

1968

Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy
5.2

Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy

Director (Directing)

1968

Once and For All Pt.2

Once and For All Pt.2

Director (Directing)

1968

A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm

A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm

Screenplay (Writing)

1967

Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

Director (Directing)

1967

Once and For All

Once and For All

Screenplay (Writing)

1967

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

Screenplay (Writing)

1967

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

Editor (Editing)

1966

Secret Agent 101

Secret Agent 101

Director (Directing)

1966

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

Director (Directing)

1966

TV Shows (1)