Directing
Seijun Suzuki
- Titles
- 79movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1955 to 2011, busiest in 1961 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 58titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Branded to Kill87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.3average 2.6
- Crime6.5average 3.7
- Violence6.0average 4.3
- Eroticism3.3average 1.8
- Absurdist Humor3.3average 2.0
- Dark Humor4.1average 2.9
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.6
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.2
- Wholesome2.0, average 3.3
- Family Dynamics3.4, average 4.7
- Tech & Humanity0.8, average 1.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Japanese Cinema 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Gang Warfare 4
- Japanese New Wave Cinema 3
- Crime Drama 3
- Visually Striking 3
- Japanese Noir 3
- Japanese New Wave 3
- Revenge 3
- Stylish Visuals 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAkira SuzukiEditorKagero-za, Gate of Flesh, Story of a Prostitute, Yumeji, Branded to Kill, +34 more
- KKazue NagatsukaCinematographerKagero-za, Story of a Prostitute, Branded to Kill, Youth of the Beast, Voice Without a Shadow, +11 more
- SShigeyoshi MineCinematographerGate of Flesh, Tokyo Drifter, The Call of Blood, The Sleeping Beast Within, Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!, +8 more
Kōji WadaActorGate of Flesh, Tokyo Knights, A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, Blood-Red Water in the Channel, Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab, +5 more
Tamio KawachiActorTokyo Drifter, Story of a Prostitute, Youth of the Beast, Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!, Everything Goes Wrong, +4 more
Kotoe HatsuiActorStory of a Prostitute, Voice Without a Shadow, Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!, Everything Goes Wrong, Age of Nudity, +4 more
Kaku TakashinaActorUnderworld Beauty, The Call of Blood, Kanto Wanderer, Smashing the 0-Line, Tattooed Life, +3 more
Joe ShishidoActorGate of Flesh, Branded to Kill, Youth of the Beast, Voice Without a Shadow, Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!, +1 more
Shinsuke AshidaActorVoice Without a Shadow, Underworld Beauty, The Sleeping Beast Within, Everything Goes Wrong, Take Aim at the Police Van, +1 more
Yoshio HaradaActorKagero-za, Yumeji, Zigeunerweisen, A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, The Story of PuPu, +1 more
Shoichi OzawaActorStory of a Prostitute, The Sleeping Beast Within, Smashing the 0-Line, Take Aim at the Police Van, Inn of the Floating Weeds, +1 more
Mayumi ShimizuActorTokyo Knights, Blood-Red Water in the Channel, Smashing the 0-Line, Living by Karate, Fighting Delinquents, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
772010s
1 title · average score 64
2000s
4 titles · average score 72
83
Boy (2007)
as Ryuun Naito
69
Princess Raccoon (2005)
Director, Executive Producer
70
Blessing Bell (2002)
as Old Man's Ghost
67
Pistol Opera (2001)
Director
1990s
11 titles · average score 74
70
Sleepless Town (1998)
as Ye Xiaodan
The Story of PuPu (1998)
as Old Man
Yurika-chan (1997)
as Grandpa
83
Cold Fever (1995)
as Hirata's Grandfather
74
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers (1995)
Supervising Art Director
Marriage (1993)
Director
My Beloved Ultraseven (1993)
as Eiji Tsuburaya
A Tale of Youth at Hirosaki High School (1992)
Director, Writer
72
Yumeji (1991)
Director
La Belle Fille Masquée Poitrine (1990)
TV show · as Kami-sama
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)
TV show
1980s
11 titles · average score 67
Shiro and Marilyn (1988)
as Vet
Capone Cries a Lot (1985)
Director
Kazoku no sentaku (1983)
Director
Cherry Blossoms in Spring (1983)
Director
Double Bed (1983)
as Man in Bar
Storm of Falling Petals: Banner of a Fireman in the Flames (1983)
Director, Screenplay
69
Kagero-za (1981)
Director
71
Zigeunerweisen (1980)
Director
1970s
3 titles · average score 61
The Fang in the Hole (1979)
Director
A Mummy’s Love (1973)
Director
1960s
28 titles · average score 71
87
Branded to Kill (1967)
Screenplay, Director
83
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Director
70
Fighting Elegy (1966)
Director
73
Story of a Prostitute (1965)
Director
74
Tattooed Life (1965)
Director
87
Gate of Flesh (1964)
Director
81
Youth of the Beast (1963)
Director
65
The Man with a Shotgun (1961)
Director
66
Everything Goes Wrong (1960)
Director
1950s
19 titles · average score 67
Age of Nudity (1959)
Director, Writer
Passport to Darkness (1959)
Director
Love Letter (1959)
Director
67
Underworld Beauty (1958)
Director
65
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
Director
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)
Director
Young Breasts (1958)
Director
70
Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
Director
Inn of the Floating Weeds (1957)
Director
Satan's Town (1956)
Director
Pure Emotions of the Sea (1956)
Director