Biography and filmography

Teruo Ishii

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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Movies (103)

Teruo Ishii Fan Club

Teruo Ishii Fan Club

2006

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

2001 · Director

Japanese Hell

Japanese Hell

1999 · Director, Producer, Screenplay

Screwed

Screwed

1998 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Burai-Heiya

Burai-Heiya

1995 · Director, Screenplay

Gensen-Kan Inn

Gensen-Kan Inn

1993 · Director, Screenplay

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses

1991 · Writer, Director

The Legend of Kentauros

The Legend of Kentauros

1987 · Director

Violent Fighters

Violent Fighters

1979 · Screenplay, Director

Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army

Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army

1977 · Director

The Runaway Season

The Runaway Season

1976 · Director, Screenplay

Hobo General

Hobo General

1976 · Screenplay, Director

Detonation! Violent Games

Detonation! Violent Games

1976 · Director, Screenplay

300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations

300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations

1975 · Director, Screenplay

Detonation: Violent Riders

Detonation: Violent Riders

1975 · Director, Writer

Great Jailbreak

Great Jailbreak

1975 · Director, Screenplay

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

1974 · Director, Screenplay

The Executioner

The Executioner

1974 · Director, Screenplay

Military Comfort Woman

Military Comfort Woman

1974 · Screenplay

Yokosuka Navy Prison

Yokosuka Navy Prison

1973 · Screenplay

Yakuza of the Present

Yakuza of the Present

1973 · Director

Female Yakuza Tale

Female Yakuza Tale

1973 · Director, Writer

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

1973 · Director

The Red Silk Gambler

The Red Silk Gambler

1972 · Director

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

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

1971 · Director

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 2

1971 · Director

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

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

1971 · Director

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1

Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1

1971 · Director

Blind Woman's Curse

Blind Woman's Curse

1970 · Director, Screenplay

Prison Tales

Prison Tales

1970 · Director, Screenplay

Killer's Hit List

Killer's Hit List

1970 · Director, Screenplay

Horrors of Malformed Men

Horrors of Malformed Men

1969 · Director, Screenplay

Love and Crime

Love and Crime

1969 · Director, Screenplay

Yakuza Law

Yakuza Law

1969 · Director, Screenplay

Inferno of Torture

Inferno of Torture

1969 · Director, Screenplay

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

1969 · Screenplay, Director

Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love

Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love

1969 · Writer, Director

Orgies of Edo

Orgies of Edo

1969 · Director, Screenplay

Shogun's Joy of Torture

Shogun's Joy of Torture

1968 · Director, Writer

Hot Springs Geisha

Hot Springs Geisha

1968 · Director, Screenplay

Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy

Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy

1968 · Director, Screenplay

Once and For All Pt.2

Once and For All Pt.2

1968 · Screenplay, Director

A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm

A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm

1967 · Director, Screenplay

Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

1967 · Director, Screenplay

Once and For All

Once and For All

1967 · Screenplay, Director

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

1967 · Screenplay, Director

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

1966 · Director, Editor, Screenplay

Secret Agent 101

Secret Agent 101

1966 · Director, Screenplay

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

1966 · Director

The Bullet and the Horse

The Bullet and the Horse

1966 · Director, Screenplay

Evil Brain from Outer Space

Evil Brain from Outer Space

1966 · Director

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

1965 · Director, Screenplay

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

1965 · Director, Screenplay

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

1965 · Director, Screenplay

Invaders from Space

Invaders from Space

1965 · Director

Abashiri Prison

Abashiri Prison

1965 · Director, Writer

Atomic Rulers

Atomic Rulers

1965 · Director

Attack from Space

Attack from Space

1965 · Director

The Boss

The Boss

1965 · Screenplay, Editor, Director

Storm Party

Storm Party

1964 · Screenplay, Director

The Shogun's Vault

The Shogun's Vault

1964 · Director, Screenplay

An Outlaw

An Outlaw

1964 · Screenplay, Director

Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang

Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang

1964 · Director, Screenplay

Legends of Honor

Legends of Honor

1963 · Director, Screenplay

Defeat the Boss

Defeat the Boss

1963 · Director, Screenplay

Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers

Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers

1963 · Director, Screenplay

Eleven Gangsters

Eleven Gangsters

1963 · Writer, Director

Gang vs. Gang

Gang vs. Gang

1962 · Writer, Director

G-Men in the Pacific

G-Men in the Pacific

1962 · Screenplay, Director

All Rascals

All Rascals

1962 · Screenplay, Director

The Yellow Climate

The Yellow Climate

1961 · Director

Mist and Shadows

Mist and Shadows

1961 · Director, Screenplay

Flower, Storm and Gangster

Flower, Storm and Gangster

1961 · Director

Death on the Mountain

Death on the Mountain

1961 · Screenplay

Fire Line

Fire Line

1961 · Screenplay

Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide

Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide

1961 · Director

Sexy Line

Sexy Line

1961 · Director, Writer

Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu

Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu

1960 · Director, Screenplay

Yellow Line

Yellow Line

1960 · Director, Screenplay

Women of Whirlpool Island

Women of Whirlpool Island

1960 · Writer, Director

Black Line

Black Line

1960 · Director, Screenplay

Fight to the Death in a Blizzard

Fight to the Death in a Blizzard

1959 · Director, Screenplay

Broken Blossoms

Broken Blossoms

1959 · Writer, Director

Queen Bee's Anger

Queen Bee's Anger

1958 · Director

Secret White Line Zone

Secret White Line Zone

1958 · Director

Flesh Pier

Flesh Pier

1958 · Director, Screenplay

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

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

1958 · Director

Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity

Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity

1957 · Director

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals

1957 · Director

Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction

Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction

1957 · Director

Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle

Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle

1957 · Director

Super Giant Continues

Super Giant Continues

1957 · Director

Super Giant

Super Giant

1957 · Director

King of the Ring: The World of Glory

King of the Ring: The World of Glory

1957 · Director

Omoide tsukiyo

Omoide tsukiyo

1956 · Adaptation, Assistant Director

Girl's Reform School

Girl's Reform School

1956 · Assistant Director

The Tale of Jiro

The Tale of Jiro

1955 · Assistant Director

The Shiinomi School

The Shiinomi School

1955 · Assistant Director

Love Letter

Love Letter

1953 · Assistant Director

Mother

Mother

1952 · Assistant Director

Ginza Cosmetics

Ginza Cosmetics

1951 · Assistant Director

Golden Beast

Golden Beast

1950 · Assistant Director

A Mother's Love

A Mother's Love

1950 · Assistant Director

TV shows (1)