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Seijun Suzuki‌

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Seijun Suzuki

Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan

Seijun Suzuki

Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1923-05-24

Popularity

star1.9

Biography

Seijun Suzuki born Seitaro Suzuki (24 May 1923 – 13 February 2017) was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are renowned by film enthusiasts worldwide for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility. He made 40 predominately B-movies for the Nikkatsu Company between 1956 and 1967, working most prolifically in the yakuza genre. His increasingly surreal style began to draw the ire of the studio in 1963 and culminated in his ultimate dismissal for what is now regarded his magnum opus, Branded to Kill (1967), starring notable collaborator Joe Shishido. Suzuki successfully sued the studio for wrongful dismissal, but he was blacklisted for 10 years after that. As an independent filmmaker, he won critical acclaim and a Japanese Academy Award for his Taishō Trilogy, Zigeunerweisen (1980), Kagero-za (1981) and Yumeji (1991). His films remained widely unknown outside of Japan until a series of theatrical retrospectives beginning in the mid 1980s, home video releases of key films such as Branded to Kill and Tokyo Drifter in the late 1990s and tributes by such acclaimed filmmakers as Jim Jarmusch, Takeshi Kitano, Wong Kar-wai and Quentin Tarantino signaled his international discovery. Suzuki has continued making films, albeit sporadically. In Japan, he is more commonly recognized as an actor for his numerous roles in Japanese films and television. He passed away on February 13th, 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Seijun Suzuki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

What's a Director?

What's a Director?‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

The Wings of Hakenkreuz

The Wings of Hakenkreuz‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

Discontinuous Bombing Incident

Discontinuous Bombing Incident‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

Cold Fever

Cold Fever‌
star6.5
calendar 1995

Yurika-chan

Yurika-chan‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Sleepless Town

Sleepless Town‌
star7.1
calendar 1998

Milocrorze: A Love Story

Milocrorze: A Love Story‌
star6.3
calendar 2011

Double Bed

Double Bed‌
star5.5
calendar 1983

MOMENT

MOMENT‌
star10.0
calendar 1981

Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You

Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Embalming

Embalming‌
star4.9
calendar 1999

Ki no ue no sogyo

Ki no ue no sogyo‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Blessing Bell

Blessing Bell‌
star6.7
calendar 2002

Dreaming Awake

Dreaming Awake‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

The Erotic Empire

The Erotic Empire‌
star0.0
calendar

SOAR: I Wish You Were Here

SOAR: I Wish You Were Here‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

The Story of PuPu

The Story of PuPu‌
star5.0
calendar 1998

Sure Death 6

Sure Death 6‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Virgin Road

Virgin Road‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

I Can't Wait Until It's Dark!

I Can't Wait Until It's Dark!‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Shiro and Marilyn

Shiro and Marilyn‌
star7.0
calendar 1988

Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas

Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas‌
star6.0
calendar 2002

Boy

Boy‌
star7.0
calendar 2007

The Moon

The Moon‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

From the Ruins: Making 'Gate of Flesh'

From the Ruins: Making 'Gate of Flesh'‌
star6.0
calendar 2005

Matouqin Nocturne

Matouqin Nocturne‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

Let's Get Happy

Let's Get Happy‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Oshimai no hi

Oshimai no hi‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Tv Credits

La Belle Fille Masquée Poitrine

La Belle Fille Masquée Poitrine‌
star8.0
calendar 1990

Tales of the Bizarre

Tales of the Bizarre‌
star7.8
calendar 1990