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Teruo Ishii

Teruo Ishii

Directing · 1924–2005 · Tokyo, Japan

IMDb

13 titles in this catalog with a median Balasaur Score of 63. The 1970s rate best: median 67 across 3 titles. Teruo Ishii appears most often alongside Teruo Yoshida (6 titles), Masumi Tachibana (3), Mitsuko Aoi (3).

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.

Acting 1

Directing 93

Writing 63

Production 2

Editing 2