Seijun Suzuki

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Seijun Suzuki

Born May 24, 1923 · Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan

Died February 13, 2017 · aged 93

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 yaku…

Known For

Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of BabylonLupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon · 1985
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
★ 6.11985
MovieAnimationAdventure
Lupin squares off with two criminal families and Inspector Zenigata's new female patrol to track down a hoard of biblical-era treasure.
ZigeunerweisenZigeunerweisen · 1980
Zigeunerweisen
★ 6.51980
MovieMysteryDrama
A surreal period film following a university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in peculiar ways.
Tokyo DrifterTokyo Drifter · 1966
Tokyo Drifter
★ 7.11966
MovieThrillerCrime
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
Branded to KillBranded to Kill · 1967
Branded to Kill
★ 7.21967
MovieThrillerCrime
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
Cold FeverCold Fever · 1995
Cold Fever
★ 6.41995
MovieDramaComedy
A Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual where his parents died several years back.
Story of a ProstituteStory of a Prostitute · 1965
Story of a Prostitute
★ 6.61965
MovieDramaRomance
Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.
Youth of the BeastYouth of the Beast · 1963
Youth of the Beast
★ 6.91963
MovieThrillerCrime
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
Princess RaccoonPrincess Raccoon · 2005
Princess Raccoon
★ 5.82005
MovieFantasyComedy
Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.

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