Portrait of Masayuki Suō

Directing

Masayuki Suō

Career

Active from 1983 to 2019, with a break from 1997 to 2006, busiest in 1984 and 2012 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for I Just Didn't Do It
I Just Didn't Do It
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masayuki Suō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Taboo Relationships 2
  • Character Transformation 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
El Club del Pie Izquierdo
El Club del Pie Izquierdo (2026)

Original Film Writer

2010s

5 titles · average score 69
Talking the Pictures
Talking the Pictures (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Director

Lady Maiko
Lady Maiko (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

The Terminal Trust
The Terminal Trust (2012)

Director, Writer

Tamiyo Kusakari’s Last “Giselle”
Tamiyo Kusakari’s Last “Giselle” (2012)

Director

Dancing Chaplin
Dancing Chaplin (2011)

Director

2000s

2 titles · average score 66
I Just Didn't Do It
I Just Didn't Do It (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Screenplay

Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance? (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Film Writer

1990s

5 titles · average score 73
Give It All
Give It All (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance? (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

Story, Screenplay

Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers
Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers (1993)

Director

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Director

Catastrophe
Catastrophe (1990)

Director

1980s

15 titles · average score 56
Fancy Dance
Fancy Dance (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Songs

The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return" (1988)

Director, Writer

The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
The Making of "A Taxing Woman" (1987)

Director

Abnormal Family
Abnormal Family (1984)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Screenplay

Sukyanti dōru: nugitate no kaori
Sukyanti dōru: nugitate no kaori (1984)

Assistant Director, Screenplay

Kandagawa Pervert Wars
Kandagawa Pervert Wars (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

as Apartment Manager

Wolf: Running Is Sex
Wolf: Running Is Sex (1982)

as Clerk

Attacked Woman
Attacked Woman (1981)

Assistant Director

Onna kyōshi o hagu
Onna kyōshi o hagu (1981)

Production Manager

Bondage and Cage
Bondage and Cage (1981)

Assistant Director

Vinyl Book Woman: Close Up Naked
Vinyl Book Woman: Close Up Naked (1981)

Assistant Director

Ijôna yubi: Yamete!
Ijôna yubi: Yamete! (1980)

Assistant Director