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Teruo Ishii

Bio: 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

Born: Tue, Jan 01 1924

Birthplace: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Death: Fri, Aug 12 2005

Teruo Ishii is 81 years old

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Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer

Teruo Ishii was 77 in Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jun 24 2001

Japanese Hell

Teruo Ishii was 75 in Japanese Hell as 'Director, Producer, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 20 1999

Screwed

Teruo Ishii was 74 in Screwed as 'Director, Screenplay, Producer'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 17 1998

Villain Field

Teruo Ishii was 71 in Villain Field as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Mon, May 29 1995

Gensen-Kan Inn

Teruo Ishii was 69 in Gensen-Kan Inn as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jul 24 1993

The Hitman Blood Smells Like Roses

Teruo Ishii was 67 in The Hitman Blood Smells Like Roses as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 14 1991

The Legend of Kentauros

Teruo Ishii was 63 in The Legend of Kentauros as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 21 1987

Violent Fighters

Teruo Ishii was 55 in Violent Fighters as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 06 1979

Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army

Teruo Ishii was 53 in Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jul 17 1977

The Runaway Season

Teruo Ishii was 52 in The Runaway Season as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jul 01 1976

Hobo General

Teruo Ishii was 52 in Hobo General as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 24 1976

Detonation! Violent Games

Teruo Ishii was 52 in Detonation! Violent Games as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 15 1976

300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins

Teruo Ishii was 51 in 300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 22 1975

Detonation: Violent Riders

Teruo Ishii was 51 in Detonation: Violent Riders as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 20 1975

Great Jailbreak

Teruo Ishii was 51 in Great Jailbreak as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 05 1975

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

Teruo Ishii was 50 in The Executioner II: Karate Inferno as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 28 1974

The Executioner

Teruo Ishii was 50 in The Executioner as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Aug 10 1974

Military Comfort Woman

Teruo Ishii was 50 in Military Comfort Woman as 'Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jul 17 1974

Yokosuka Navy Prison

Teruo Ishii was 49 in Yokosuka Navy Prison as 'Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 17 1973

Yakuza of the Present

Teruo Ishii was 49 in Yakuza of the Present as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 27 1973

Female Yakuza Tale

Teruo Ishii was 49 in Female Yakuza Tale as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 06 1973

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

Teruo Ishii was 49 in Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 03 1973

The Red Silk Gambler

Teruo Ishii was 48 in The Red Silk Gambler as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Nov 21 1972

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

Teruo Ishii was 47 in Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 6 - The Woman's Grudge Spirit Boat as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Aug 08 1971

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2

Teruo Ishii was 47 in Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2 as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Aug 01 1971

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

Teruo Ishii was 47 in Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 2 - The Dish Mansion at Hell’s Banchô as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jul 11 1971

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1

Teruo Ishii was 47 in Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1 as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jul 04 1971

Blind Woman's Curse

Teruo Ishii was 46 in Blind Woman's Curse as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 20 1970

Prison Tales

Teruo Ishii was 46 in Prison Tales as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 10 1970

Killer's Hit List

Teruo Ishii was 46 in Killer's Hit List as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jan 31 1970

Horrors of Malformed Men

Teruo Ishii was 45 in Horrors of Malformed Men as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 31 1969

Love and Crime

Teruo Ishii was 45 in Love and Crime as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, Aug 27 1969

Yakuza Law

Teruo Ishii was 45 in Yakuza Law as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 27 1969

Inferno of Torture

Teruo Ishii was 45 in Inferno of Torture as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 02 1969

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

Teruo Ishii was 45 in Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Mar 29 1969

Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love

Teruo Ishii was 45 in Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 21 1969

Orgies of Edo

Teruo Ishii was 45 in Orgies of Edo as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 09 1969

Shogun's Joy of Torture

Teruo Ishii was 44 in Shogun's Joy of Torture as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 28 1968

Hot Springs Geisha

Teruo Ishii was 44 in Hot Springs Geisha as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 28 1968

Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy

Teruo Ishii was 44 in Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sun, May 19 1968

Once and For All Pt.２

Teruo Ishii was 44 in Once and For All Pt.２ as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Mar 30 1968

A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm

Teruo Ishii was 43 in A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 23 1967

Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

Teruo Ishii was 43 in Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Aug 12 1967

Once and For All

Teruo Ishii was 43 in Once and For All as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, May 20 1967

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

Teruo Ishii was 43 in Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido as 'Screenplay, Director'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 20 1967

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

Teruo Ishii was 42 in Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country as 'Director, Editor'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 31 1966

Secret Agent 101

Teruo Ishii was 42 in Secret Agent 101 as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 24 1966

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

Teruo Ishii was 42 in Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Aug 13 1966

The Bullet and the Horse

Teruo Ishii was 42 in The Bullet and the Horse as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 23 1966

Evil Brain from Outer Space

Teruo Ishii was 42 in Evil Brain from Outer Space as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 21 1966

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

Teruo Ishii was 41 in Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Fri, Dec 31 1965

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Teruo Ishii was 41 in Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sun, Oct 31 1965

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

Teruo Ishii was 41 in Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jul 10 1965

Invaders from Space

Teruo Ishii was 41 in Invaders from Space as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Mon, May 31 1965

Abashiri Prison

Teruo Ishii was 41 in Abashiri Prison as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Sun, Apr 18 1965

Atomic Rulers

Teruo Ishii was 41 in Atomic Rulers as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 10 1965

Attack from Space

Teruo Ishii was 41 in Attack from Space as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Mar 06 1965

The Boss

Teruo Ishii was 41 in The Boss as 'Screenplay, Director, Editor'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 03 1965

Storm Party

Teruo Ishii was 40 in Storm Party as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 21 1964

The Shogun's Vault

Teruo Ishii was 40 in The Shogun's Vault as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Thu, Aug 13 1964

An Outlaw

Teruo Ishii was 40 in An Outlaw as 'Screenplay, Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Apr 05 1964

Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong Gang

Teruo Ishii was 40 in Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong Gang as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1964

Legends of Honor

Teruo Ishii was 39 in Legends of Honor as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 05 1963

Gang and G-Men Part 2

Teruo Ishii was 39 in Gang and G-Men Part 2 as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sun, Feb 24 1963

Eleven Gangsters

Teruo Ishii was 39 in Eleven Gangsters as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 15 1963

Gang vs. Gang

Teruo Ishii was 38 in Gang vs. Gang as 'Writer, Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 13 1962

G-Men in the Pacific

Teruo Ishii was 38 in G-Men in the Pacific as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sun, Apr 22 1962

All Rascals

Teruo Ishii was 38 in All Rascals as 'Screenplay, Director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Mar 21 1962

The Yellow Climate

Teruo Ishii was 37 in The Yellow Climate as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 23 1961

Mist and Shadows

Teruo Ishii was 37 in Mist and Shadows as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Aug 26 1961

Flower, Storm and Gangster

Teruo Ishii was 37 in Flower, Storm and Gangster as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 23 1961

Death on the Mountain

Teruo Ishii was 37 in Death on the Mountain as 'Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 17 1961

Fire Line

Teruo Ishii was 37 in Fire Line as 'Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, May 24 1961

Ren'ai Zubari Kôza

Teruo Ishii was 37 in Ren'ai Zubari Kôza as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jan 21 1961

Sexy Line

Teruo Ishii was 37 in Sexy Line as 'Writer, Director'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 09 1961

Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu

Teruo Ishii was 36 in Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Thu, Sep 01 1960

Yellow Line

Teruo Ishii was 36 in Yellow Line as 'Screenplay, Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 29 1960

Women of Whirlpool Island

Teruo Ishii was 36 in Women of Whirlpool Island as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 27 1960

Black Line

Teruo Ishii was 36 in Black Line as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 13 1960

Fight to the Death in a Blizzard

Teruo Ishii was 35 in Fight to the Death in a Blizzard as 'Director, Screenplay'.

Movie Released: Wed, Apr 29 1959

Broken Blossoms

Teruo Ishii was 35 in Broken Blossoms as 'Director, Writer'.

Movie Released: Wed, Feb 25 1959

Queen Bee's Anger

Teruo Ishii was 34 in Queen Bee's Anger as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 28 1958

Secret White Line Zone

Teruo Ishii was 34 in Secret White Line Zone as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Sep 21 1958

Flesh Pier

Teruo Ishii was 34 in Flesh Pier as 'Screenplay, Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 12 1958

Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite

Teruo Ishii was 34 in Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 03 1958

Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity

Teruo Ishii was 33 in Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 28 1957

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals

Teruo Ishii was 33 in Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Nov 10 1957

Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction

Teruo Ishii was 33 in Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 08 1957

Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle

Teruo Ishii was 33 in Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 01 1957

Super Giant Continues

Teruo Ishii was 33 in Super Giant Continues as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Aug 13 1957

Super Giant

Teruo Ishii was 33 in Super Giant as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jul 30 1957

King of the Ring: The World of Glory

Teruo Ishii was 33 in King of the Ring: The World of Glory as 'Director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Apr 10 1957

Omoide tsukiyo

Teruo Ishii was 32 in Omoide tsukiyo as 'Adaptation, Assistant Director'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jun 21 1956

The Tale of Jiro

Teruo Ishii was 31 in The Tale of Jiro as 'Assistant Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 25 1955

The Shiinomi School

Teruo Ishii was 31 in The Shiinomi School as 'Assistant Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jun 28 1955

Love Letter

Teruo Ishii was 29 in Love Letter as 'Assistant Director'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 13 1953

Mother

Teruo Ishii was 28 in Mother as 'Assistant Director'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jun 12 1952

Ginza Cosmetics

Teruo Ishii was 27 in Ginza Cosmetics as 'Assistant Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 14 1951

Oogonju

Teruo Ishii was 26 in Oogonju as 'Assistant Director'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 04 1950

A Mother's Love

Teruo Ishii was 26 in A Mother's Love as 'Assistant Director'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jun 27 1950

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Lone Wolf and Cub

Teruo Ishii was 49+ in Lone Wolf and Cub as 'Director'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Apr 08 1973