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Akio Jissoji

Director

Akio Jissoji

Directing
1970 — 2005 · 5 films
Lived
29 March 1937 — d. 2006
From
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Akio Jissoji was a Japanese television and film director best known outside Japan for the 1960s TV series Ultraman and Ultra Seven, as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy Mujō (無常), Mandala (曼陀羅), and Uta (哥). He was also known for his film adaptations of Japanese horror author Rampo Edogawa. Jissoji possessed a very distinctive visual style that was notable even in Japanese cinema which is known internationally for its visual style.

Career Signature

How Akio Jissoji’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.