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Akio Jissôji

Akio Jissôji

Director, Writer, Producer

Born March 29, 1937 in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Died November 29, 2006

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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.

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Filmography

Director

36

Type

Year

Silver Mask Poster

Silver Mask Feature Film2006

Ten Nights of Dreams Poster

Ten Nights of Dreams Feature Film2006

Rampo Noir Poster

Rampo Noir Feature Film2005

Ubume no natsu Poster

Ubume no natsu Feature Film2005

Ultraman Max Poster

Ultraman Max TV Series2005

Urutora kyû: Dâku fantajî Poster

Urutora kyû: Dâku fantajî TV Series2004

Murder on D Street Poster

Murder on D Street Feature Film1998

Ultraman Dyna Poster

Ultraman Dyna TV Series1997

Ultraman: Tiga Poster

Ultraman: Tiga TV Series1996

A Watcher in the Attic Poster

A Watcher in the Attic Feature Film1993

Jissouji Akio kantoku sakuhin: Watashi, nandemo shimasu! Feature Film1993

Joan of Arc at the Stake TV Movie1993

Diarôgu yori daraku: Aru hitodzuma no tsuiseki chôsa Poster

Diarôgu yori daraku: Aru hitodzuma no tsuiseki chôsa Video1992

La Valse Poster

La Valse Feature Film1990

Urutora Q za mûbi: Hoshi no densetsu Poster

Urutora Q za mûbi: Hoshi no densetsu Feature Film1990

Arietta Feature Film1989

Urutoraman o tsukutta otoko-tachi hoshi no hayashi ni tsuki no fune Poster

Urutoraman o tsukutta otoko-tachi hoshi no hayashi ni tsuki no fune Feature Film1989

Akutoku no sakae Poster

Akutoku no sakae Feature Film1988

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Poster

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Feature Film1988

Aoi numa no onna Poster

Aoi numa no onna TV Movie1986

Tokyo Illusion Poster

Tokyo Illusion Short Film1986

Haru e no agokare Poster

Haru e no agokare Short Film1984

Lanterns on Blue Waters Poster

Lanterns on Blue Waters TV Movie1983

24 Eyes TV Movie1980

Ultraman Poster

Ultraman Feature Film1979

Utamaro's World Poster

Utamaro's World Feature Film1977

It Was a Faint Dream Poster

It Was a Faint Dream Feature Film1974

Poem Feature Film1972

Mandara Feature Film1971

Silver Mask Poster

Silver Mask TV Series1971

This Transient Life Poster

This Transient Life Feature Film1970

Yoiyami semareba Poster

Yoiyami semareba Short Film1969

Operation: Mystery! Poster

Operation: Mystery! TV Series1968

Ultraseven Poster

Ultraseven TV Series1967

Ultra Q no oyaji Poster

Ultra Q no oyaji Documentary1966

Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series Poster

Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series TV Series1966

Writer

9

Type

Year

Kibô-ga-oka fûfu sensô Feature Film2009

Tokyo Decameron Poster

Tokyo Decameron Video1996

Ultraman: Tiga Poster

Ultraman: Tiga TV Series1996

Jissouji Akio kantoku sakuhin: Watashi, nandemo shimasu! Feature Film1993

Diarôgu yori daraku: Aru hitodzuma no tsuiseki chôsa Poster

Diarôgu yori daraku: Aru hitodzuma no tsuiseki chôsa Video1992

Arietta Feature Film1989

Marital War in Kibogaoka Poster

Marital War in Kibogaoka Feature Film1979

Return of Ultraman Poster

Return of Ultraman TV Series1971

Silver Mask Poster

Silver Mask TV Series1971

Producer

4

Silver Mask Poster

Silver Mask Feature Film2006

The Rug Cop Poster

The Rug Cop Feature Film2006

The World Sinks Except Japan Poster

The World Sinks Except Japan Feature Film2006

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Poster

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Feature Film1988

Other Crew

2

Silver Mask Poster

Silver Mask Feature Film2006

Mikadoroido Poster

Mikadoroido Feature Film1991

Art Department

1

Zombie Snake Poster

Zombie Snake Video2000

Thanks

1

Sette colpi dell'assassino Poster

Sette colpi dell'assassino Short Film2010

Script and Continuity Department

1

Chôkôsô hantingu Poster

Chôkôsô hantingu Feature Film1991

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