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.
Love and Crime (1969)
A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras. Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally ... (more)
A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras. Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally ... (more)
Prison Tales (1970)
The Red Silk Gambler (1972)
With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword and a pillbox as her weapons, female gambler Okatsu the Tiger Lily travels from gambling site to gambling site. Surrounding her are Omon, an outlaw star blind lone gambler; ... (more)
With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword and a pillbox as her weapons, female gambler Okatsu the Tiger Lily travels from gambling site to gambling site. Surrounding her are Omon, an outlaw star blind lone gambler; ... (more)
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973)
A Ronin with a death wish reluctantly joins the Clan of the Forgotten Eight, a nasty crew of ronin who are wrapped up in a clan war over local prostitution. (more)
A Ronin with a death wish reluctantly joins the Clan of the Forgotten Eight, a nasty crew of ronin who are wrapped up in a clan war over local prostitution. (more)
Yakuza of the Present (1973)
Great Jailbreak (1975)
A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and ... (more)
A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and ... (more)
Detonation: Violent Riders (1975)
Wild-hearted mechanic boy Iwaki falls in love with the innocent but gang tied Michiko. (more)
Wild-hearted mechanic boy Iwaki falls in love with the innocent but gang tied Michiko. (more)
Detonation! Violent Games (1976)
Teruo Ishii's West Side Story, done as a bloody, violent, sexploitative biker gang film. It's the Red Chilis versus the Black Cats, and the chick who just may heal the divide. (more)
Teruo Ishii's West Side Story, done as a bloody, violent, sexploitative biker gang film. It's the Red Chilis versus the Black Cats, and the chick who just may heal the divide. (more)
The third movie in the "Boso" series. (more)
Teruo Ishii Fan Club (2006)
A documentary on Teruo Ishii, the Japanese "King of Cult" (more)
A documentary on Teruo Ishii, the Japanese "King of Cult" (more)
Gang and G-Men Part 2 (1963)
A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of the gang members is an infiltrating cop. (more)
A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of the gang members is an infiltrating cop. (more)
Hobo General (1976)
Violent Fighters (1979)
Ren'ai Zubari Kôza (1961)
A omnibus movie consisting of the three parts: "Kechinbo", "Yowak" and "Kôshoku". (more)
A omnibus movie consisting of the three parts: "Kechinbo", "Yowak" and "Kôshoku". (more)
Super Giant Continues (1957)
The 2nd Super Giant film. Super Giant continues his battle against the foreign terrorists. In return, they frame him for murder. (Part 2 of 2) (more)
The 2nd Super Giant film. Super Giant continues his battle against the foreign terrorists. In return, they frame him for murder. (Part 2 of 2) (more)
Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity (1957)
The 5th Super Giant film. Super Giant pursues a Nazi-like army that operates on a huge satellite in space. The satellite is armed with weapons that could destroy whole cities on Earth from afar. (Part 1 of 2) (more)
The 5th Super Giant film. Super Giant pursues a Nazi-like army that operates on a huge satellite in space. The satellite is armed with weapons that could destroy whole cities on Earth from afar. (Part 1 of 2) (more)
Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite (1958)
The 6th Super Giant film. Although he was believed to be destroyed by the Nazi-like army, Super Giant breaks into the satellite, and a long, riotous battle ensues. (Part 2 of 2) (more)
The 6th Super Giant film. Although he was believed to be destroyed by the Nazi-like army, Super Giant breaks into the satellite, and a long, riotous battle ensues. (Part 2 of 2) (more)
Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction (1957)
The 4th Super Giant film, in which he continues his fight against the Kapia Aliens (Part 2 of 2) (more)
The 4th Super Giant film, in which he continues his fight against the Kapia Aliens (Part 2 of 2) (more)
The Hitman Blood Smells Like Rose (1991)
A woman is being attacked by the yakuza of the Mitsuyoshi group ... A man with a pistol appears dashingly and shoots the yakuza without question now the yakuza want him dead (more)
A woman is being attacked by the yakuza of the Mitsuyoshi group ... A man with a pistol appears dashingly and shoots the yakuza without question now the yakuza want him dead (more)
Japanese crime film (more)