Teruo Ishii
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.
Atomic Rulers
(1965)
Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can defend civilization by thwarting evil! (more)
Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can defend civilization by thwarting evil! (more)
Attack from Space
(1965)
The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. The Sapphireans (or "Spherions") kidnap Dr. Yamanaka and force him to use his spaceship against the Earth. (more)
The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. The Sapphireans (or "Spherions") kidnap Dr. Yamanaka and force him to use his spaceship against the Earth. (more)
Evil Brain from Outer Space
(1966)
An evil brain from outer space unleashes monsters with deadly diseases on Earth with trying to conquer the universe. Superhero Starman must battle them all to save his planet. (more)
An evil brain from outer space unleashes monsters with deadly diseases on Earth with trying to conquer the universe. Superhero Starman must battle them all to save his planet. (more)
Invaders from Space
(1965)
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. (more)
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. (more)
Gensen-Kan Inn (1993)
An anthology film based on the works of manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge. The main character in all four segments is a fledgling cartoonist named Tsube . In the first segment, Tsube encounters a dotty old man named Ri after renting a tumble-down cottage in the country. ... (more)
An anthology film based on the works of manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge. The main character in all four segments is a fledgling cartoonist named Tsube . In the first segment, Tsube encounters a dotty old man named Ri after renting a tumble-down cottage in the country. ... (more)
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 (1965)
Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it. (more)
Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it. (more)
Mist and Shadows (1961)
Orgies of Edo
(1969)
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, ... (more)
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, ... (more)
The Yellow Climate (1961)
Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto. (more)
Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto. (more)
Storm Party (1964)
Many outlaws are gathered at the front line of the Japanese Army in a shock troop. (more)
Many outlaws are gathered at the front line of the Japanese Army in a shock troop. (more)
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm (1967)
Convict son revenges innocent father's death. (more)
Convict son revenges innocent father's death. (more)
Film concerning warring yakuza families. (more)
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy (1968)
A tragic love story involving the 5th Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty and a woman who became one of his concubines. (more)
A tragic love story involving the 5th Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty and a woman who became one of his concubines. (more)
Screwed (1998)
It has been two years since unsuccessful cartoonist Tsube started to live with Kuniko casually in a small apartment. (more)
It has been two years since unsuccessful cartoonist Tsube started to live with Kuniko casually in a small apartment. (more)
Japanese Hell (1999)
From the king of the Japanese cult movie, Teruo Ishii! A controversial film in which actual cases that rocked modern-day Japan—including the sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo Cult—are dramatized with gruesome detail as their perpetrators stand trial in Hell. An ... (more)
From the king of the Japanese cult movie, Teruo Ishii! A controversial film in which actual cases that rocked modern-day Japan—including the sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo Cult—are dramatized with gruesome detail as their perpetrators stand trial in Hell. An ... (more)
The Executioner
(1974)
Three street toughs are hired to take down a Tokyo drug dealer. (more)
Three street toughs are hired to take down a Tokyo drug dealer. (more)
Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer (2001)
A blind masseur kidnaps young women and kills them and then make sculptures of them, while a mysterious dwarf spreading severed body parts around. Detective Akechi Kogorô investigating crimes. (more)
A blind masseur kidnaps young women and kills them and then make sculptures of them, while a mysterious dwarf spreading severed body parts around. Detective Akechi Kogorô investigating crimes. (more)
Abashiri Prison (1965)
Abashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have escaped from the prison, one a yakuza, the other a petty criminal, and although they hate each other they must work together if they are to evade capture in this harshest of ... (more)
Abashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have escaped from the prison, one a yakuza, the other a petty criminal, and although they hate each other they must work together if they are to evade capture in this harshest of ... (more)
Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals (1957)
Japanese mystery film. (more)
Japanese mystery film. (more)
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
(1974)
When a priceless jewel owned by rich heiress Sabine is stolen, along with her daughter, Professional thief and hired killer Ryuichi Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both. At a ransom exchange, the team save the girl but lose the money and the jewel. When ... (more)
When a priceless jewel owned by rich heiress Sabine is stolen, along with her daughter, Professional thief and hired killer Ryuichi Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both. At a ransom exchange, the team save the girl but lose the money and the jewel. When ... (more)