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Akio Jissoji
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Director Death: November 29, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan Biography:The whirlwind Japanese Renaissance director Akio Jissoji launched himself with equal force as a helmer of massive, glossy, effects-laden studio products and an author of intimate, finely crafted arthouse films. His body of work in the second category remains largely unknown outside of Asia, and thus eagerly awaits Western discovery. Born around 1937, Jissoji attended the private post-secondary institution Waseda University as a young man, where he surrounded himself with budding filmmakers and film critics, and wrote lengthy, complex articles on the history, evolution, and theory of French cinema. Immediately after his 1959 graduation, Jissoji accepted a position with the Tokyo Broadcasting System -- one of the largest networks in Japan -- and worked his way up to director of several television series by 1961.
As a helmer, Jissoji drew heavily on his knowledge of (and insights into) French cinema,... Full Biography
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