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Akio Jissoji

Director · 39 credits · 6 in highly-rated films

Best known for This Transient Life (1970)

Frequent collaborators: Junkichi Ôki, Noriyoshi Ikeya

Directed movies (36 total, ranked by score)

  1. This Transient Life

    1970 · ★ 7.4 (45 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. The Birth of Ultraman

    1966 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Science Fiction

    2

  3. Summer of Ubume

    2005 · ★ 7.2 (9 votes)

    Thriller, Horror

    3

  4. Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

    1979 · ★ 8.0 (8 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    4

  5. Poem

    1972 · ★ 6.7 (23 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Rampo Noir

    2005 · ★ 5.7 (33 votes)

    Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

    6

  7. Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

    1990 · ★ 8.0 (7 votes)

    Adventure, Horror, Thriller

    7

  8. Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

    1988 · ★ 6.2 (19 votes)

    Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

    8

  9. Murder on D Street

    1998 · ★ 7.2 (5 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Horror

    9

  10. Ten Nights of Dreams

    2007 · ★ 6.4 (14 votes)

    Fantasy, Horror

    10

  11. It Was a Faint Dream

    1974 · ★ 5.3 (7 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. When Twilight Draws Near

    1969 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, Drama

    12

  13. Twenty-Four Eyes

    1980

    Animation, Drama

    13

  14. Mandala

    1971 · ★ 5.7 (29 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Dialogue

    1992 · ★ 2.7 (3 votes)

    15

  16. Arietta

    1989 · ★ 4.5 (4 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. A Watcher in the Attic

    1994 · ★ 4.8 (8 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama

    17

  18. Utamaro's World

    1977 · ★ 5.6 (9 votes)

    Drama

    18

  19. The Father of Ultra Q

    1966

    Documentary, TV Movie

    19

  20. Blue Lake Girl

    1986 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)

    Romance, Horror, Fantasy

    20

  21. Silver Mask

    2006 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Drama

    21

  22. Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice

    1988 · ★ 4.6 (9 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    22

  23. La Valse

    1990 · ★ 3.0 (3 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Lanterns on Blue Waters

    1983 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. Arthouse Ultraman

    2005

    Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction

    25

  26. Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1

    1992

    Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

    26

  27. Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown

    1992

    Horror

    27

  28. Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of Discourse

    1992

    Horror

    28

  29. Tokyo Illusion

    1986

    Fantasy, Mystery

    29

  30. Mizuki Mari: Honban rankô

    1993

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.