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Tag Archives: Akio Jissôji
Marquis de Sades Prosperities of Vice (1988) Akio Jissôji, Yasumi Hara, Renji Ishibashi, Seiran Li

An obsession with the life and works of the Marquis de Sade leads a depraved, 1920s-era Japanese count down Read More »
Rampo Noir / Ranpo jigoku (2005) Akio Jissôji, Atsushi Kaneko, Hisayasu Satô, Tadanobu Asano, Yûko Daike, Chisako Hara

A Japanese anthology film consisting of four segments on works by Edogawa Ranpo. Read More »
Ultra Q: The Movie / Urutora Q za mûbi: Hoshi no densetsu (1990) Akio Jissôji, Toshio Shiba, Keiko Oginome, Shingo Kazami

A series of unexplained murders occur near an old burial mound. Read More »
The D-Slope Murder Case AKA D-Zaka no satsujin jiken (1998) Akio Jissôji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyûsaku Shimada, Yumi Yoshiyuki

Detective Kogoro Akechi is faced with a peculiar murder case involving forgeries of classic pornographic artworks. Read More »
Utamaro’s World (1977) Akio Jissôji, Shin Kishida

Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. Read More »
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988) Akio Jissôji, Shintarô Katsu, Kyûsaku Shimada, Mieko Harada, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A demonic reincarnation of a Japanese general from the 10th century appears in the early 20th century Tokyo with a mission to destroy the blooming city. Read More »
Uta / Poem (1972) Akio Jissôji, Shin Kishida, Hiroko Sakurai, Saburô Shinoda, Drama

The young houseboy in Uta wakes up every night to patrol the house of a teacher with a flashlight. Read More »
Mandara (1971) Akio Jissôji, Shin Kishida, Kôji Shimizu, Hiroko Sakurai, Drama

Two student couples stumble upon a cult dedicated to promoting the primordial human state through rape and agriculture. Read More »
Mujô / This Transient Life (1970) Akio Jissôji, Kotobuki Hananomoto, Akiji Kobayashi, Eiji Okada, Drama

Set around a remote Buddhist monastery, it features Masao, a young son of a rich merchant who doesn’t want to follow his father into business or go to college Read More »