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Akio Jissoji (実相寺昭雄, Jissōji Akio, March 29, 1937 – November 29, 2006) was a Japanese television and film director best known outside Japan for the 1960s TV series Ultraman and Ultraseven, as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy Mujō (無常), Mandala (曼陀羅), and Uta (哥) .
Akio Jissôji was born on 29 March 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Silver Mask (2006), This Transient Life (1970) and Shirubâ kamen (1971).
- Director, Writer, Producer
- March 29, 1937
- Akio Jissôji
- November 29, 2006
Oct 31, 2022 · Made for TV Ghost Story by Akio Jissôji (This Transient Life, Ultraman, Rampo Noir)
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Akio Jissoji was born in Tokyo in 1937, but during the Second World War, he and his family lived in China. Afterwards, they returned to Japan and settled in Kawasaki. Inspired by French cinema, he attended Waseda University, where he majored in French literature. After graduating in 1959, he began working for Tokyo Broadcasting System, directing dr...
Many of his works for the Ultraman Series are noted by fans for being unorthodox in their storytelling and camerawork, often turning conventions of the franchise formula upside-down. Some of them even border on surrealist, similar to the arthouse movies he worked on in the 1970s. This made him controversial with some of his fellow directors, notabl...
Akio Jissoji worked on the following episodes of the following series: 1. Ultraman (1966-1967) 1.1. The Pearl Defense Directive(director) 1.2. Terrifying Cosmic Rays(director) 1.3. Overthrow the Surface(director) 1.4. My Home is Earth(director) 1.5. Present from the Sky(director) 1.6. The Monster Graveyard(director) 1. Ultraseven (1967-1968) 1.1. T...
In works directed by Jissoji, there is often a raccoon plush toy named "Chinabo (ちな坊, Chinabō)", which Jissoji refers to as his son. Chinabo also has a younger brother named "Kuruzu (窮作) as well as a cousin named Minobo (みの坊, Minobō).
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Sep 3, 2019 · Akio Jissôji: The Buddhist Trilogy Trailer HD. Order in the UK: http://bit.ly/2HqAGPi Order in the US: http://bit.ly/2LA93aeAkio Jissôji created a rich and diverse body of work during...
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May 29, 2022 · Akio Jissoji’s autobiographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.
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But What Is Ecstasy: Akio Jissoji’s The Buddhist Trilogy. New York's Japan Society spotlights three taboo-breaking films from the Japanese New Wave. Henri de Corinth. •. 14 Feb 2020. Above: Mandala. Only up until the last few years has Akio Jissoji remained on the margins of canonical Japanese cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
