Directing
Toshitsugu Suzuki
Born January 8, 1934
Died July 10, 2019 · aged 85
No biography available.
Known For
Varan the Unbelievable · 1962Varan the Unbelievable
★ 4.41962
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.
Gorath · 1962Gorath
★ 6.31962
MovieScience FictionAction
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
Mirrorman: Dinosaur Aroza Rises from the Dead · 1972Mirrorman: Dinosaur Aroza Rises from the Dead
1972
MovieScience FictionFantasy
Theatrical compilation film of episodes from the Mirror Man series released as part of the Toho Champion Festival.
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature · 1967Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
★ 7.11967
MovieActionScience Fiction
The film consists of re-edited material from the original television series Ultraman. Episodes 1, 8, 26, and 27 were used for the film. They were narrated by Hikari Urano as an "Ultraman Documentary". Allegedly only one new scene was shot, and that some parts of the movie where shot in black and white for unknown reasons. The movie screened at the same time as the Toho movie King Kong Escapes.
All Sold Out · 1956All Sold Out
1956
Movie
The Eagle of the Pacific · 1953The Eagle of the Pacific
★ 7.81953
MovieDramaWar
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
Varan · 1958Varan
★ 5.81958
MovieScience FictionHorror
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
The Whisper of Spring · 1952The Whisper of Spring
★ 10.01952
Movie
After graduating from a high school in the Seto Inland Sea, Koji, a childhood friend of Yaeko, went to Tokyo to enter university wearing a heartfelt sweater.
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