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
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight★ 7Viewing moment
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
1973
Inferno of Torture★ 5.8Viewing moment
Inferno of Torture
1969
Horrors of Malformed Men★ 5.8Viewing moment
Horrors of Malformed Men
1969
Orgies of Edo★ 6.1Viewing moment
Orgies of Edo
1969
Lone Wolf and Cub★ 8.1Viewing moment
Lone Wolf and Cub
1973 · Series
Super Giant ContinuesViewing moment
Super Giant Continues
1957
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love★ 5.3Viewing moment
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
1969
Mother★ 6.6Viewing moment
Mother
1952
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy★ 4.9Viewing moment
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy
1968
Once and For All Pt.２Viewing moment
Once and For All Pt.２
1968
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
Female Yakuza Tale★ 6.1Viewing moment
Female Yakuza Tale
1973
Yokosuka Navy Prison★ 7Viewing moment
Yokosuka Navy Prison
1973
Broken Blossoms★ 5Viewing moment
Broken Blossoms
1959
Gang vs. Gang★ 7Viewing moment
Gang vs. Gang
1962
Legend of KentaurosViewing moment
Legend of Kentauros
1987
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow StormViewing moment
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
1967
Japanese Hell★ 4.2Viewing moment
Japanese Hell
1999
Death on the Mountain★ 7Viewing moment
Death on the Mountain
1961
The Shiinomi School★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Shiinomi School
1955
Prison TalesViewing moment
Prison Tales
1970
The Legend of KentaurosViewing moment
The Legend of Kentauros
1987
Yakuza of the PresentViewing moment
Yakuza of the Present
1973
Detonation! Violent Games★ 6Viewing moment
Detonation! Violent Games
1976
Fire Line★ 5Viewing moment
Fire Line
1961
Sexy LineViewing moment
Sexy Line
1961
Once and For AllViewing moment
Once and For All
1967
Gang and G-Men Part 2Viewing moment
Gang and G-Men Part 2
1963
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2★ 6Viewing moment
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
1965
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno★ 3Viewing moment
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974
Yellow Line★ 6.5Viewing moment
Yellow Line
1960

Frequent collaborators

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