Teruo Ishii
Directing
Born January 1, 1924 — Died August 12, 2005
From Tokyo, Japan
Also known as 石井 輝男, いしい てるお
Biography
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 ...
