Akio Jissoji

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Akio Jissoji

Born March 29, 1937 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Died November 29, 2006 · aged 69

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 Japanes…

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Murder on D StreetMurder on D Street · 1998
Murder on D Street
★ 7.01998
MovieThrillerMystery
Detective Kogoro Akechi is faced with a peculiar murder case involving forgeries of classic pornographic artworks.
Rampo NoirRampo Noir · 2005
Rampo Noir
★ 5.72005
MovieFantasyHorror
An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo.
Ten Nights of DreamsTen Nights of Dreams · 2007
Ten Nights of Dreams
★ 6.32007
MovieFantasyHorror
Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and psychological panache. Representing the combined efforts of eleven directors, this outstanding anthology delves into the surreal subconscious with ten madly imaginative, reality-subverting visions that range from wonderfully wacky to nightmarishly unsettling.
Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisTokyo: The Last Megalopolis · 1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
★ 6.11988
MovieFantasyHorror
A demonic reincarnation of a Japanese general from the 10th century appears in the early 20th century Tokyo with a mission to destroy the blooming city.
Tokyo DecameronTokyo Decameron · 1996
Tokyo Decameron
★ 2.51996
MovieDramaHorror
Exploitation diva Kei Mizutani movie stars within this omnibus flick featuring three reports of madness and sensuality. The first part, entitled "Two Women known as Mariko," paints an image of a younger comely lass named Mariko, whom, because of to a strange series of occasions during her youth, finds by herself the slave of another girl coincidentally also named Mariko. Into the 2nd yarn, five ladies endeavor to a remote cottage. Yet maybe not very long after, the quintet occur upon a corpse. Plus in the final portion, entitled "The guy within the Pillory," a young dancer looks for the dastardly villain that drove her sister to suicide
MandalaMandala · 1971
Mandala
★ 5.91971
MovieDrama
Two university students from Kyoto decide to swap partners and spend the night in an isolated motel. However, one of the couples is attacked. Desperate for answers, they search for the attackers and come across a cult that promotes sexual freedom.
DialogueDialogue · 1992
Dialogue
★ 2.71992
MovieDrama
A man hires a Private Investigator in order to find proof that his wife has been cheating on him. Soon, we learn that the man’s plan is to set the wife up, divorce her and remarry again in America with the daughter of his boss.
A Watcher in the AtticA Watcher in the Attic · 1994
A Watcher in the Attic
★ 4.81994
MovieFantasyDrama
Tokyo 1923, one of the residents of a boarding house discovers a way to spy on the other tenants, leading to dramatic consequences.

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Ultraman MaxUltraman Max · 2005
Ultraman Max
★ 9.12005
SeriesAction & AdventureFamily
Ultraman Max was an Ultraman TV series which started airing on 7 July 2005, and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.. The show tried to return to the true formula of new monsters every week and being a fast paced show like previous series with the exception of Ultraman Nexus. The show is full of homages to past series by having three of the original cast members from the first Ultraman series being featured in an episode, updated versions of classic monsters like Red King, Eleking and Pigmon among others. One unusual episode revolves around the filming of the 1964 program Ultra Q which was the predecessor to the first Ultraman show in 1966. Two actors from that show appear as themselves.

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