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Teruo Ishii picture

Teruo Ishii

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Known For

81 Years Old

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.

Born

Tokyo, Japan on 1st January 1924

Died

12th August 2005

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