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Teruo Ishii

Director · 90 credits · 16 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Executioner (1974)

Frequent collaborators: Akira Miwa, Nagayoshi Akasaka

Directed movies (89 total, ranked by score)

  1. Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

    1969

    31

  2. Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

    1965 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Crime

    32

  3. Super Giant

    1957 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

    33

  4. Abashiri Prison

    1965 · ★ 7.2 (9 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    34

  5. Blind Woman's Curse

    1970 · ★ 6.3 (64 votes)

    Crime, Horror, Drama

    35

  6. The Red Silk Gambler

    1972 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)

    Action, Crime

    36

  7. Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army

    1977

    Animation, Science Fiction

    37

  8. Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals

    1957

    Mystery, Crime

    38

  9. Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

    1967

    Action, Drama

    39

  10. Inferno of Torture

    1969 · ★ 5.7 (30 votes)

    Drama, Horror

    40

  11. Flower, Storm and Gangster

    1961 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Thriller

    41

  12. Gensen-Kan Inn

    1993 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    42

  13. The Shogun's Vault

    1964 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Action, Crime

    43

  14. Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers

    1963 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    44

  15. A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm

    1967

    Action

    45

  16. 300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations

    1975

    Crime

    46

  17. Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

    1966

    Action, Crime

    47

  18. Queen Bee's Anger

    1958 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)

    Crime

    48

  19. Hot Springs Geisha

    1968 · ★ 2.3 (3 votes)

    Drama

    49

  20. Screwed

    1998 · ★ 4.5 (7 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    50

  21. Horrors of Malformed Men

    1969 · ★ 5.6 (60 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    51

  22. The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses

    1991 · ★ 5.9 (4 votes)

    Action, Crime

    52

  23. Black Line

    1960 · ★ 4.6 (5 votes)

    Crime

    53

  24. Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

    1967

    Crime

    54

  25. All Rascals

    1962

    Crime

    55

  26. Burai-Heiya

    1995 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Crime

    56

  27. Once and For All Pt.２

    1968 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    57

  28. Defeat the Boss

    1963

    58

  29. Evil Brain from Outer Space

    1966 · ★ 5.0 (19 votes)

    Action, Science Fiction

    59

  30. Sexy Line

    1961 · ★ 3.3 (3 votes)

    Crime

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.