About

Known credits:
55
Birthday:
1937-03-29
Place of birth:
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Website:
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Akio Jissoji

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2006 Cross the Lens Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2007 Ten Nights of Dreams Directing Director 59
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2006 Die Silbermaske Directing Director 58
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2006 Hyakken: A First Night of Dreams Directing Director N/A
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2005 Summer of Ubume Directing Director 58
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2005 Arthouse Ultraman Directing Director N/A
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2005 Rampo Noir Directing Director 58
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1998 Murder on D Street Directing Director 59
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1994 A Watcher in the Attic Directing Director 58
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1992 Dialogue Directing Director 59
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1992 Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of Discourse Directing Director N/A
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1992 Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1 Directing Director N/A
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1992 Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown Directing Director N/A
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1990 Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars Directing Director 59
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1990 La Valse Directing Director 58
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1989 Arietta Directing Director 58
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1989 The Men Who Made Ultraman Directing Script Supervisor N/A
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1988 Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice Directing Director 58
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1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Directing Director 58
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1986 Blue Lake Girl Directing Director 58
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1983 Lanterns on Blue Waters Directing Director 58
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1980 Twenty-Four Eyes Directing Director N/A
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1979 Akio Jissoji's Ultraman Directing Director 59
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1977 Utamaro's World Directing Director 59
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1974 It Was a Faint Dream Directing Director 58
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1972 Poem Directing Director 59
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1971 Mandala Directing Director 59
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1970 This Transient Life Directing Director 60
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1969 When Twilight Draws Near Directing Director 59
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1966 The Birth of Ultraman Directing Director 59
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1966 ウルトラマン前夜祭 ウルトラマン誕生 Directing Director 58
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1966 The Father of Ultra Q Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1996 Tokyo Decameron Writing Writer 58
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1992 Dialogue Writing Screenplay 59
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1992 Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1 Writing Screenplay N/A
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1990 La Valse Writing Writer 58
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1989 Arietta Writing Screenplay 58
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1989 The Men Who Made Ultraman Writing Story N/A
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1979 Marital War in Kibogaoka Writing Original Story 59
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Production
2006 Die Silbermaske Production Executive Producer 58
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2006 The Rug Cop Production Supervising Producer 59
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1997 Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 3 Production Producer N/A
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1997 Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 1 Production Producer N/A
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1997 Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 2 Production Producer N/A
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1992 Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2 Production Production Supervisor N/A
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1992 Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1 Production Production Supervisor N/A
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1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Production Producer 58
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Art
2000 Zombie Snake Art Title Designer N/A
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Crew
1991 Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Yoru no Maki Crew Creator N/A
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1991 Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Kai no Maki Crew Creator N/A
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1991 Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Ki no Maki Crew Creator N/A
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1991 Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: !! no Maki Crew Creator N/A
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1991 Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Sen no Maki Crew Creator N/A
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1991 Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Ichi no Maki Crew Creator N/A
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Editing
1992 Dialogue Editing Editor 59
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