Yoshio Shirasaka

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Yoshio Shirasaka

Born September 1, 1932 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Died January 2, 2015 · aged 82

No biography available.

Known For

Rape! 13th HourRape! 13th Hour · 1977
Rape! 13th Hour
★ 5.61977
MovieActionCrime
A serial rapist takes on a young protégé while being pursued by a homosexual gang.
Blind BeastBlind Beast · 1969
Blind Beast
★ 6.51969
MovieThrillerHorror
A blind sculptor kidnaps an artists' model and imprisons her in his warehouse studio – a shadowland of perverse monuments to the female form. Here a deranged passion play of sensual and sexual obsession is acted out in world where sight is replaced by touch.
Jochū-san nikkiJochū-san nikki · 1956
Jochū-san nikki
1956
Movie
A painter seduces a young lady he met in Ginza on his first day off, while an innocent maid from the countryside falls in love and makes a big splash with her heroic exploits.
The Blue Sky MaidenThe Blue Sky Maiden · 1957
The Blue Sky Maiden
★ 7.11957
MovieDramaComedy
Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
Beast AlleyBeast Alley · 1965
Beast Alley
★ 7.01965
MovieDrama
Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns down their home to start anew. She is soon entangled in the dark web of an influential, elderly power broker, becoming his mistress and a pawn in his political schemes. As she descends further into a downward spiral of moral decay, Tamiko realizes that the freedom she sought is merely a new form of entrapment.
I Love YouI Love You · 1956
I Love You
1956
MovieRomance
A romantic story about a young medical student and a Japanese dancer who meet while watching a university ice hockey league game, and how they overcome various difficulties to be together.
Lullaby of the EarthLullaby of the Earth · 1976
Lullaby of the Earth
★ 6.41976
MovieDrama
The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world when her grandmother dies.
The Beast Shall DieThe Beast Shall Die · 1959
The Beast Shall Die
★ 6.21959
MovieCrimeDrama
A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man.

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Butterfly WebButterfly Web · 1978
Butterfly Web
★ 4.61978
Movie
Ryuko, a plain and introverted college student. One day, Ryuko accidentally witnesses a gang rape committed by the three popular students. Impulsively, Ryuko pretends to be a victim and reports the three to the university, succeeding in getting them expelled. Five years later, Ryuko catches the eye of Okino, a powerful figure in the business world, and under his protection, she thoroughly refines her appearance, shedding all her former awkwardness and transforming into a sophisticated beauty. As Ryuko enters high society, the three men she expelled reappear before her. This time, Ryuko is in control, skillfully seducing and manipulating the three while quietly plotting her perfect revenge. However, when the real victim, Miyako, suddenly appears, Ryuko's deception begins to unravel, and the intricately intertwined threads of fate start moving in an unexpected direction. What will become of Ryuko's butterfly-like transformation and revenge drama, which began with impersonation?

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