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 are unique and quite unusual for children's television. His career is also unusual in that he went back and forth from children's television to film projects that were sexually provocative in some way or another. It is perhaps this aspect of his work that has prevented wider distribution of his films. Sadomasochistic and non-consensual sexual practices are featured in many of his film works with women receiving the brunt of the abuse. Another recurring theme was to pull the camera back and reveal the set his actors were working on.
Filmography
all 48
Movies 38
Director 36
TV Shows 10
Writer 5
Producer 4
self 1
Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File (2007)
Ten Nights of Dreams (2007)
Die Silbermaske (2006)
The Rug Cop (2006)
Cross the Lens (2006)
Summer of Ubume (2005)
Ultraman Max (2005)
Arthouse Ultraman (2005)
Rampo Noir (2005)
Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy (2004)
Zombie Snake (2000)
Murder on D Street (1998)
Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 1 (1997)
Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 2 (1997)
Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 3 (1997)
Ultraman Dyna (1997)
Ultraman Tiga (1996)
Tokyo Decameron (1996)
A Watcher in the Attic (1994)
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher (1993)
Dialogue (1992)
Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2 (1992)
Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1 (1992)
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990)
La Valse (1990)
Arietta (1989)
The Men Who Made Ultraman (1989)
Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice (1988)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
Blue Lake Girl (1986)
Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1980)
Marital War in Kibogaoka (1979)
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman (1979)
Utamaro's World (1977)
It Was a Faint Dream (1974)
Poem (1972)
Silver Kamen (1971)
Mandala (1971)
Return of Ultraman (1971)
This Transient Life (1970)
When Twilight Draws Near (1969)
Operation: Mystery (1968)
Ultraseven (1967)
Ultraman (1966)
ウルトラマン前夜祭 ウルトラマン誕生 (1966)
The Birth of Ultraman (1966)
The Father of Ultra Q (1966)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1937-03-29
Deathday2006-11-29 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceYotsuya, Japan
RelationshipsChisako Hara (1963-01-01 - 2006-01-01)
ChildrenAko Jissōji
RelativesKiyoshi Hasegawa
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As実相寺昭雄, Akio Jissōji
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