Giichi Nishihara

Giichi Nishihara
Born1929
Osaka, Japan
Died16 August 2009 (aged 80)[1]
Other namesShirō Sekiya
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter
Years active1965–1986

Giichi Nishihara (西原 儀一, Nishihara Giichi, 1929 – 16 August 2009), also known as Shirō Sekiya (関谷四郎, Sekiya Shirō), was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor[2] best known for his low-budget and sensationalistic pink films made for his Aoi Eiga studios in the 1960s and 1970s. He has been called both "Japan's sleaziest movie-maker,"[3] and "a cult favorite among devotees of extreme cinema."[4]

  1. ^ Suzuki, Yoshiaki (2009). トークイベント「独立プロと西原儀一’60年代の夢」. Event (in Japanese). Kobe Planet Film Archive. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ^ "西原儀一 (Nishihara Giichi)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
  3. ^ Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. p. 351. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
  4. ^ Firsching, Robert. "Midareta Kankei". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 26 April 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2007.