Teruo Ishii

Known for Directing

Teruo Ishii
Born January 1, 1924
Died August 12, 2005 (aged 81)
Place of Birth Tokyo, Japan

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.