Teruo Ishii

Teruo Ishii

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1924-01-01

  • Day of Death

    2005-08-12 (81 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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.

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