Akio Jissoji

Akio Jissoji

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.

  • Title: Akio Jissoji
  • Popularity: 4.88
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1937-03-29
  • Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Akio Jissōji
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Akio Jissoji Movies

  • 2006
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    Cross the Lens

    Cross the Lens

    1 2006 HD

    Making of documentary for 'Rampo Noir'

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  • 1966
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    ウルトラマン前夜祭 ウルトラマン誕生

    ウルトラマン前夜祭 ウルトラマン誕生

    10 1966 HD

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  • 2005
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    Rampo Noir

    Rampo Noir

    5.9 2005 HD

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  • 1977
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    Utamaro's World

    Utamaro's World

    5.6 1977 HD

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  • 1988
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    Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

    Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

    6.1 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice

    Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice

    5 1988 HD

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  • 1970
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    This Transient Life

    This Transient Life

    7.5 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    Poem

    Poem

    7 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Mandala

    Mandala

    6 1971 HD

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  • 2007
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    Ten Nights of Dreams

    Ten Nights of Dreams

    6.4 2007 HD

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  • 1998
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    Murder on D Street

    Murder on D Street

    7.2 1998 HD

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  • 1974
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    It Was a Faint Dream

    It Was a Faint Dream

    5.3 1974 HD

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  • 1969
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    When Twilight Draws Near

    When Twilight Draws Near

    6.4 1969 HD

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  • 1989
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    Arietta

    Arietta

    3.5 1989 HD

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  • 1989
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    The Men Who Made Ultraman

    The Men Who Made Ultraman

    10 1989 HD

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  • 2005
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    Summer of Ubume

    Summer of Ubume

    6.3 2005 HD

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  • 2006
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    The Rug Cop

    The Rug Cop

    5.4 2006 HD

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  • 1992
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    Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1

    Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2

    Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1

    Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1

    Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1997
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    Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 1

    Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 1

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1997
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    Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 3

    Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 3

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1997
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    Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 2

    Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 2

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1989
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    The Men Who Made Ultraman

    The Men Who Made Ultraman

    10 1989 HD

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  • 1990
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    La Valse

    La Valse

    3 1990 HD

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  • 1979
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    Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

    Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

    8.2 1979 HD

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  • 1994
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    A Watcher in the Attic

    A Watcher in the Attic

    4.8 1994 HD

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  • 1990
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    Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

    Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

    8 1990 HD

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  • 1996
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    Tokyo Decameron

    Tokyo Decameron

    1 1996 HD

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  • 2006
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    Die Silbermaske

    Die Silbermaske

    3 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Die Silbermaske

    Die Silbermaske

    3 2006 HD

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  • 1988
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    Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

    Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

    6.1 1988 HD

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  • 1986
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    Blue Lake Girl

    Blue Lake Girl

    6.5 1986 HD

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  • 1983
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    Lanterns on Blue Waters

    Lanterns on Blue Waters

    5.2 1983 HD

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  • 1992
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    Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown

    Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown

    6 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of Discourse

    Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of Discourse

    1 1992 HD

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  • 2000
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    Zombie Snake

    Zombie Snake

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1991
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    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Ki no Maki

    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Ki no Maki

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: !! no Maki

    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: !! no Maki

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Sen no Maki

    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Sen no Maki

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Kai no Maki

    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Kai no Maki

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Yoru no Maki

    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Yoru no Maki

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Ichi no Maki

    Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Ichi no Maki

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1992
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    Dialogue

    Dialogue

    2 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Dialogue

    Dialogue

    2 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Dialogue

    Dialogue

    2 1992 HD

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  • 1989
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    Arietta

    Arietta

    3.5 1989 HD

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  • 1979
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    Marital War in Kibogaoka

    Marital War in Kibogaoka

    2 1979 HD

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  • 1980
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    Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1990
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    La Valse

    La Valse

    3 1990 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Birth of Ultraman

    The Birth of Ultraman

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Father of Ultra Q

    The Father of Ultra Q

    1 1966 HD

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  • 2005
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    Arthouse Ultraman

    Arthouse Ultraman

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1970
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    8.3 1970 HD

    Hayata is a member of the Science Patrol, an organization tasked with investigating bizarre anomalies. He is mortally wounded when accidently...

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  • 1970
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    8.5 1970 HD

    In a fight between two giant monsters named Takkong and Zazahn, young race car driver Hideki Go is killed while trying to rescue a little boy and a...

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  • 1970
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    8.1 1970 HD

    A high-tech squadron protects Earth from evil monsters and aliens with the help of a giant super-being named Ultraman Tiga.

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  • 1970
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    8.9 1970 HD

    As humanity begins migrating beyond Earth, a new Ultraman named Dyna arrives and bonds with defense organization GUTS' newest recruit, Shin Asuka, to...

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  • 1970
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    9.2 1970 HD

    Ultraman Max was an Ultraman TV series which started airing on 7 July 2005, and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co.,...

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  • 1970
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    7.7 1970 HD

    In the not-too-distant future, the Earth finds itself constantly under attack from extraterrestrial threats. The Terrestrial Defense Force...

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  • 1970
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    10 1970 HD

    Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy is a 2004 production, and the 19th installment in the Ultra Series that was broadcast in Japan in 2004. It is a sequel to Ultra...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    10 1970 HD

    After Professor Kasuga is killed by fiendish aliens for plans to a super-rocketship, his children trek across Japan, protected by the second-oldest...

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  • 1970
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    7.8 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    8 1970 HD

    Modern remake of the Kaiki Daisakusen / Operation Mystery tv show. A special unit called SRI (Science Research Institute) is investigating...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    10 1970 HD

    After Professor Kasuga is killed by fiendish aliens for plans to a super-rocketship, his children trek across Japan, protected by the second-oldest...

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