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 56
Movies 46
Director 38
TV Shows 10
Writer 6
Creator 6
Producer 3
self 1
Ten Nights of Dreams (2007)
Die Silbermaske (2006)
The Rug Cop (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)
Ultraman Dyna (1997)
Ultraman Tiga (1996)
Dialogue (1992)
Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2 (1992)
La Valse (1990)
Arietta (1989)
Blue Lake Girl (1986)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1980)
Utamaro's World (1977)
It Was a Faint Dream (1974)
Poem (1972)
Silver Kamen (1971)
Mandala (1971)
This Transient Life (1970)
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)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1937-03-29
Deathday2006-11-29 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceYotsuya-ku, Japan
RelationshipsChisako Hara (1963 - 2006)
ChildrenAko Jissōji
RelativesKiyoshi Hasegawa
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known AsAkio Jissōji
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