Teruo Ishii

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Teruo Ishii

Born January 1, 1924 · Tokyo, Japan

Died August 12, 2005 · aged 81

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

Shogun's Joy of TortureShogun's Joy of Torture · 1968
Shogun's Joy of Torture
5.61968
MovieHorrorDrama
A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
Female Yakuza TaleFemale Yakuza Tale · 1973
Female Yakuza Tale
6.11973
MovieActionCrime
Ocho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a gang of female thieves.
Love and CrimeLove and Crime · 1969
Love and Crime
7.21969
MovieCrimeDrama
Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally, the Toyokaku case, a woman who did everything to own a hotel.
Orgies of EdoOrgies of Edo · 1969
Orgies of Edo
5.91969
MovieDramaThriller
Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody follow-up to the sexploitation classic Shogun’s Joy of Torture, the politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten EightBohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight · 1973
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
6.61973
MovieAction
A Ronin with a death wish reluctantly joins the Clan of the Forgotten Eight, a nasty crew of ronin who are wrapped up in a clan war over local prostitution.
Girl's Reform SchoolGirl's Reform School · 1956
Girl's Reform School
1956
MovieDrama
The day to day life in an establishment for delinquent teenage girls.
Horrors of Malformed MenHorrors of Malformed Men · 1969
Horrors of Malformed Men
5.71969
MovieHorrorMystery
After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and gets lured to a sinister island ruled by a mad scientist and his malformed men.
Invaders from SpaceInvaders from Space · 1965
Invaders from Space
4.51965
MovieActionScience Fiction
A bunch of pernicious salamander men from the planet Kulimon in the Moffit Galaxy plan on taking over Earth by unleashing a lethal plague on mankind. It's up to valiant superhero Starman from the Emerald Planet to save the human race before it's too late.

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Lone Wolf and CubLone Wolf and Cub · 1973
Lone Wolf and Cub
8.11973
SeriesAction & Adventure
Ogami Itto is a master swordsman who holds a position of high power in the Tokugawa Shogunate. Highly trusted by the Shogun, he serves as the official decapitator, assisting lords and samurai who have been ordered by the Shogun to commit seppuku. One day, Itto’s wife and members of his household are brutally murdered by a clan seeking to avenge their lord’s execution, which had been carried out by Itto. In the wake of the attack, two items are left in Itto’s home: his unhurt infant son, Daigoro, and a symbol meant to signify Itto’s betrayal of the Shogun. Disgraced by the false symbol, Itto is labeled a traitor and forced to forfeit his position. He becomes a ronin, wandering the country with his son, searching for the men who killed his wife, seeking to clear his name and avenge her death.

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