Portrait of Teruo Ishii

Directing

Teruo Ishii

Career

Active from 1957 to 2001, busiest in 1965 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Horrors of Malformed Men
Horrors of Malformed Men
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Teruo Ishii Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Romance
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Japanese Cinema 7
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Bleak 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Exploitation Cinema 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Erotic 2
  • Prostitution Ring 2
  • Low-Budget Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 24
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf (2001)
GoodWatch score 24

Director

1990s

5 titles · average score 48
Japanese Hell
Japanese Hell (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

Director, Screenplay

Screwed
Screwed (1998)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

Burai-Heiya
Burai-Heiya (1995)

Director, Screenplay

Gensen-Kan Inn
Gensen-Kan Inn (1993)

Director, Screenplay

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses (1991)

Director, Writer

1980s

1 title
The Legend of Kentauros
The Legend of Kentauros (1987)

Director

1970s

23 titles · average score 62
Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army
Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army (1977)

Director

Detonation! Violent Games
Detonation! Violent Games (1976)

Screenplay, Director

Great Jailbreak
Great Jailbreak (1975)

Director, Screenplay

Detonation: Violent Riders
Detonation: Violent Riders (1975)

Writer, Director

The Executioner
The Executioner (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Screenplay

Female Yakuza Tale
Female Yakuza Tale (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Yakuza of the Present
Yakuza of the Present (1973)

Director

Yokosuka Navy Prison
Yokosuka Navy Prison (1973)

Screenplay

The Red Silk Gambler
The Red Silk Gambler (1972)

Director

Blind Woman's Curse
Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Director

1960s

50 titles · average score 56
Horrors of Malformed Men
Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Screenplay

Orgies of Edo
Orgies of Edo (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Yakuza Law
Yakuza Law (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Screenplay

Inferno of Torture
Inferno of Torture (1969)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Screenplay

Love and Crime
Love and Crime (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love (1969)

Writer, Director

Shogun's Joy of Torture
Shogun's Joy of Torture (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy (1968)

Screenplay, Director

Evil Brain from Outer Space
Evil Brain from Outer Space (1966)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Abashiri Prison
Abashiri Prison (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (1965)

Screenplay, Director

Attack from Space
Attack from Space (1965)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

1950s

22 titles · average score 71
Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms (1959)

Writer, Director

Flesh Pier
Flesh Pier (1958)

Screenplay, Director

Secret White Line Zone
Secret White Line Zone (1958)

Director

Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite
Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite (1958)

Director

Queen Bee's Anger
Queen Bee's Anger (1958)

Director

Super Giant Continues
Super Giant Continues (1957)

Director

Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle
Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle (1957)

Director

Super Giant
Super Giant (1957)

Director

Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction
Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction (1957)

Director

Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity
Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity (1957)

Director

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals (1957)

Director

Love Letter
Love Letter (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

Assistant Director