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Teruo Ishii

Director

Teruo Ishii

Directing
1968 — 1974 · 10 films
Lived
1 January 1924 — d. 2005
From
Tokyo, Japan

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.

Career Signature

How Teruo Ishii’s filmography reads.

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