Akio Jissoji
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-03-29 (69 years old)
Deathday
2006-11-29
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Also known As
Akio Jissōji
Akio Jissoji
Biography
Akio Jissoji was a Japanese television and film director best known outside Japan for the 1960s TV series Ultraman and Ultra Seven, as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy Mujō (無常), Mandala (曼陀羅), and Uta (哥). He was also known for his film adaptations of Japanese horror author Rampo Edogawa. Jissoji possessed a very distinctive visual style that was notable even in Japanese cinema which is known internationally for its visual style. Every project he directed, from children's action shows to the most disturbing adult films had an uncompromising approach to cinematic story telling. His episodes of the Ultraman TV shows ...
Acting
Production
1966
as Director
2005
as Director
1977
as Director
1988
as Director
1988
as Director
1970
as Director
1972
as Director
1971
as Director
2007
as Director
1998
as Director
1974
as Director
1969
as Director
1989
as Director
1989
as Script Supervisor
2005
as Director
2006
as Supervising Producer
1992
as Director
1992
as Production Supervisor
1992
as Screenplay
1992
as Production Supervisor
1997
as Producer
1997
as Producer
1997
as Producer
1989
as Story
1990
as Director
1979
as Director
1994
as Director
1990
as Director
1996
as Writer
2006
as Executive Producer
2006
as Director
1988
as Producer
1986
as Director
1983
as Director
1992
1992
2000
as Title Designer
1991
as Creator
1991
as Creator
1991
1991
1991
1991
1992
as Director
1992
as Screenplay
1992
as Editor
1989
as Screenplay
1979
as Original Story
1980
as Director
1990
as Writer
1966
as Director
1966
as Director
2005
as Director
1984
as Director
1986
as Director
1986
as Screenplay
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