Teruo Ishii

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1924-01-01

Deathday 2005-08-12 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As 石井 輝男, いしい てるお

Teruo Ishii

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.

Known For

Director

1999
Japanese Hell

as Director

1998
Screwed

as Director

1995
Villain Field

as Director

1993
Gensen-Kan Inn

as Director

1987
1979
Violent Fighters

as Director

1976
The Runaway Season

as Director

1976
Hobo General

as Director

1975
Great Jailbreak

as Director

1974
The Executioner

as Director

1973
Female Yakuza Tale

as Director

1973
1973
Lone Wolf and Cub

as Director

1972
1970
1970
Killer's Hit List

as Director

1970
Prison Tales

as Director

1969
Yakuza Law

as Director

1969
1969
Orgies of Edo

as Director

1969
Inferno of Torture

as Director

1969
Love and Crime

as Director

1968
1968
Hot Springs Geisha

as Director

1968
1967
Once and For All

as Director

1966
Secret Agent 101

as Director

1966
1965
Attack from Space

as Director

1965
Atomic Rulers

as Director

1965
1965
Abashiri Prison

as Director

1965
The Boss

as Director

1964
The Shogun's Vault

as Director

1964
An Outlaw

as Director

1964
Storm Party

as Director

1963
1963
Eleven Gangsters

as Director

1963
Legends of Honor

as Director

1962
Gang vs. Gang

as Director

1962
All Rascals

as Director

1962
1961
1961
Sexy Line

as Director

1961
The Yellow Climate

as Director

1961
Mist and Shadows

as Director

1960
Black Line

as Director

1960
Yellow Line

as Director

1959
Broken Blossoms

as Director

1958
1958
Queen Bee's Anger

as Director

1958
Flesh Pier

as Director

1957
1957
Super Giant

as Director

1956
Omoide tsukiyo

as Assistant Director

1955
The Shiinomi School

as Assistant Director

1955
The Tale of Jiro

as Assistant Director

1953
Love Letter

as Assistant Director

1952
Mother

as Assistant Director

1951
Ginza Cosmetics

as Assistant Director

1950
Oogonju

as Assistant Director

1950
A Mother's Love

as Assistant Director

Writer

1999
Japanese Hell

as Screenplay

1998
Screwed

as Screenplay

1995
Villain Field

as Screenplay

1993
Gensen-Kan Inn

as Screenplay

1979
Violent Fighters

as Screenplay

1976
1976
The Runaway Season

as Screenplay

1976
Hobo General

as Screenplay

1975
Great Jailbreak

as Screenplay

1974
1974
The Executioner

as Screenplay

1973
1973
Yokosuka Navy Prison

as Screenplay

1970
Killer's Hit List

as Screenplay

1970
Prison Tales

as Screenplay

1970
Blind Woman's Curse

as Screenplay

1969
Yakuza Law

as Screenplay

1969
Orgies of Edo

as Screenplay

1969
Love and Crime

as Screenplay

1969
Inferno of Torture

as Screenplay

1969
1968
1968
1968
Hot Springs Geisha

as Screenplay

1967
Once and For All

as Screenplay

1966
Secret Agent 101

as Screenplay

1966
1965
Abashiri Prison

as Writer

1965
1965
The Boss

as Screenplay

1965
1964
An Outlaw

as Screenplay

1964
The Shogun's Vault

as Screenplay

1964
Storm Party

as Screenplay

1963
Gang and G-Men Part 2

as Screenplay

1963
1963
Legends of Honor

as Screenplay

1962
Gang vs. Gang

as Writer

1962
All Rascals

as Screenplay

1962
G-Men in the Pacific

as Screenplay

1961
Sexy Line

as Writer

1961
Death on the Mountain

as Screenplay

1961
Mist and Shadows

as Screenplay

1961
Fire Line

as Screenplay

1960
Yellow Line

as Screenplay

1960
Black Line

as Screenplay

1959
Broken Blossoms

as Writer

1958
Flesh Pier

as Screenplay

1956
Omoide tsukiyo

as Adaptation

Producer

1999
Japanese Hell

as Producer

1998
Screwed

as Producer

Editor