Norifumi Suzuki

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Norifumi Suzuki

Born November 26, 1933 · Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Died May 15, 2014 · aged 80

Norifumi Suzuki was a Japanese director mostly known for his work on the Truck Yaro movies, and the pinku eiga genre. He was a recipient of the 1985 Yokohama Film Festival Career Award and the 2015 Japan Academy Prize for Special Award from the Chairman.

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Star of David: Beauty HuntingStar of David: Beauty Hunting · 1979
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
★ 6.21979
MovieHorrorThriller
The life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper yet mysterious descent, whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture.
Sex and FurySex and Fury · 1973
Sex and Fury
★ 6.21973
MovieActionCrime
Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shunosuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician Kurokawa, and Christina, an American spy posing as a gambler.
Girl Boss GuerillaGirl Boss Guerilla · 1972
Girl Boss Guerilla
★ 6.01972
MovieAction
Sachiko is the leader of a girl gang from Shinjuku who wind up in Kyoto and make a bid to take over the local girl gangs there.
The TransgressorThe Transgressor · 1974
The Transgressor
★ 6.41974
MovieDramaThriller
18 years after the mysterious death of her mother, Maya takes religious vows to find out what terrible things happened to her mother inside the Sacred Heart Convent. As soon as the door closes to the nunnery, the nuns start torturing her. She also has to deal with a lecherous archbishops and a lesbian mother superior.
Shogun's NinjaShogun's Ninja · 1980
Shogun's Ninja
★ 6.21980
MovieActionAdventure
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning decades, the quest for the missing daggers takes Shiranui through war and ancient tradition.
Giant RumbleGiant Rumble · 1964
Giant Rumble
★ 6.01964
MovieAction
In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home town. Swearing allegiance to his fiancée’s father, a decent boss, he had taken to the road after a gang fight until things cooled down. While honing his sword skills in his travels, everything in the town had changed and he descended into a virtual hell of violence. Opponents were being slaughtered by a former samurai ‘Bodyguard’ played by Tanba Tetsuro at the height of his amazing career. While these two master swordsmen are fated to meet, before that can even happen they must survive one of the longest, bloodiest swordfights in movie history!
Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion GroupTerrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group · 1973
Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group
★ 8.01973
MovieActionCrime
A nasty schoolgirl does what she pleases, under the protection of her father, who is the school principal. Another girl is not so nasty, but she is determined and tough enough to contest the girl's gang in a democratic vote - and win. That causes her trouble in school, just when her own father, who owns a truck transport company, is murdered in a fake car accident by an American mobster. Before the girl can react, her naive mother has signed over the company to the mobster, and accepted him as her lover. Repentant, the mother starts drinking, and the good schoolgirl ties up with a halfbreed young man, who also has a grudge against Americans. He starts spying on the gangsters, discovers they are dealing in drugs, but is killed before he can report it. The good girl will lead her team in a desperation assault on the mobsters - and the police will eventually arrive just in time for the showdown.
Truck Rascals in Fever HeatTruck Rascals in Fever Heat · 1976
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
★ 10.01976
MovieComedyAction
The fourth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. A comical road movie of two long-distance truckers, “Momojiro” and “Kinzo,” who travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks. Momojiro goes to Shikoku this time, and he falls in love with a beautiful designer named Wakako, who is on a pilgrimage.

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Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion GroupTerrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group · 1973
Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group
★ 8.01973
MovieActionCrime
A nasty schoolgirl does what she pleases, under the protection of her father, who is the school principal. Another girl is not so nasty, but she is determined and tough enough to contest the girl's gang in a democratic vote - and win. That causes her trouble in school, just when her own father, who owns a truck transport company, is murdered in a fake car accident by an American mobster. Before the girl can react, her naive mother has signed over the company to the mobster, and accepted him as her lover. Repentant, the mother starts drinking, and the good schoolgirl ties up with a halfbreed young man, who also has a grudge against Americans. He starts spying on the gangsters, discovers they are dealing in drugs, but is killed before he can report it. The good girl will lead her team in a desperation assault on the mobsters - and the police will eventually arrive just in time for the showdown.

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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards GameRed Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game · 1969
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
★ 7.31969
MovieActionCrime
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…

Writer

The InsatiableThe Insatiable · 1971
The Insatiable
★ 5.41971
MovieDrama
Yuki Onozaki, who was studying at a Women's College in Tokyo, was originally a young and ignorant girl, but her life changed completely in the summer of a certain year. During the summer vacation, Yuki returned to her hometown of Kyoto, only to be raped by the lover of her mother. Yuki then abandoned her studies and chose a depraved life. She met the gang leader Kiyoshi Oba and factory industrialists. Although these men could give her more or less physical comfort, they could not open Yuki's locked heart. It was not until the appearance of the young architect Yoichiro Honma that Yuki's love flower gradually bloomed. Soon, Yoichiro's first love while studying in France, Sandra, finds her, which makes Yuki's heart surge. After several twists and turns, Yoichiro decided to marry Yuki, but the trials never stopped...

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