Akio Jissoji (実相寺æ˜é›„ JissÅ ji Akio) (March 29, 1937 â€"
November 29, 2006) 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 MujÅ
(無常), Mandala (曼陀羅), and Uta (å"¥).He was also known for his
film adaptations of Japanese horror author Edogawa Rampo. 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. Most of his work is not
available outside Japan or with English subtitles.Other notable films
include:He died of stomach cancer, aged 69, in his birth city of Tokyo
in 2006 just after starting work on a revival of his Silver Mask live
action children's show.
November 29, 2006) 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 MujÅ
(無常), Mandala (曼陀羅), and Uta (å"¥).He was also known for his
film adaptations of Japanese horror author Edogawa Rampo. 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. Most of his work is not
available outside Japan or with English subtitles.Other notable films
include:He died of stomach cancer, aged 69, in his birth city of Tokyo
in 2006 just after starting work on a revival of his Silver Mask live
action children's show.
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