Teruo Ishii
Directing

Teruo Ishii

Born 1924-01-01 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · Died 2005-08-12

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.

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Known for

Shogun's Joy of Torture★ 5.6Viewing moment
Shogun's Joy of Torture
1968
Blind Woman's Curse★ 6.2Viewing moment
Blind Woman's Curse
1970
Inferno of Torture★ 5.8Viewing moment
Inferno of Torture
1969
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight★ 7Viewing moment
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
1973
Orgies of Edo★ 6.1Viewing moment
Orgies of Edo
1969
Horrors of Malformed Men★ 5.8Viewing moment
Horrors of Malformed Men
1969
Lone Wolf and Cub★ 8.1Viewing moment
Lone Wolf and Cub
1973 · Series
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy★ 4.9Viewing moment
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy
1968
Mother★ 6.6Viewing moment
Mother
1952
Once and For All Pt.２Viewing moment
Once and For All Pt.２
1968
Super Giant ContinuesViewing moment
Super Giant Continues
1957
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love★ 5.3Viewing moment
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
1969
Female Yakuza Tale★ 6.1Viewing moment
Female Yakuza Tale
1973
Yokosuka Navy Prison★ 7Viewing moment
Yokosuka Navy Prison
1973
Military Comfort WomanViewing moment
Military Comfort Woman
1974
The Executioner★ 6.4Viewing moment
The Executioner
1974
Attack from Space★ 5Viewing moment
Attack from Space
1965
Love and Crime★ 6.9Viewing moment
Love and Crime
1969
Yakuza Law★ 5.4Viewing moment
Yakuza Law
1969
An Outlaw★ 5.8Viewing moment
An Outlaw
1964
Screwed★ 5.1Viewing moment
Screwed
1998
Hot Springs Geisha★ 2Viewing moment
Hot Springs Geisha
1968
The Hitman Blood Smells Like Rose★ 4.5Viewing moment
The Hitman Blood Smells Like Rose
1991
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five CriminalsViewing moment
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
1957
The Red Silk Gambler★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Red Silk Gambler
1972
Abashiri Prison: Duel in HokkaidoViewing moment
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1967
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron SkinViewing moment
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
1969
Women of Whirlpool Island★ 6Viewing moment
Women of Whirlpool Island
1960
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow CountryViewing moment
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
1966
The Shogun's Vault★ 6Viewing moment
The Shogun's Vault
1964
Mist and ShadowsViewing moment
Mist and Shadows
1961
Eleven GangstersViewing moment
Eleven Gangsters
1963
The BossViewing moment
The Boss
1965
Queen Bee and College Boy RyuViewing moment
Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu
1960
Great Jailbreak★ 7Viewing moment
Great Jailbreak
1975
Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong GangViewing moment
Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong Gang
1964
G-Men in the Pacific★ 6Viewing moment
G-Men in the Pacific
1962
Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer★ 4Viewing moment
Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer
2001
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the EvilViewing moment
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
1967
Abashiri Prison★ 6.6Viewing moment
Abashiri Prison
1965

Frequent collaborators

Tetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaMasao YagiMasao YagiKen UtsuiKen UtsuiKen TakakuraKen TakakuraTōru AbeTōru AbeHajime KaburagiHajime KaburagiKunie TanakaKunie TanakaJun TazakiJun Tazaki