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Teruo Ishii
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Teruo Ishii

Born January 1, 1924 in Tokyo, Japan

Died August 12, 2005

2 films

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.

Filmography 2

Blind Woman's Curse (1970) movie poster
Blind Woman's Curse1970
Horrors of Malformed Men (1969) movie poster
Horrors of Malformed Men1969