Person

Teruo Ishii

Directing

Known for: Directing
Born: Jan 1, 1924
Died: Aug 12, 2005
From: Tokyo, Japan

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.