Portrait of Seijun Suzuki

Directing

Seijun Suzuki

Career

Active from 1955 to 2011, busiest in 1961 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill
GoodWatch score88/100

Characters

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The characters Seijun Suzuki played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Seijun Suzuki Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 6
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Gang Warfare 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Japanese Noir 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Revenge 3
  • Visually Striking 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Japanese New Wave Cinema 3
  • Gangster Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 64
Milocrorze: A Love Story
Milocrorze: A Love Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gazen

2000s

4 titles · average score 67
Boy
Boy (2007)

as Ryuun Naito

Princess Raccoon
Princess Raccoon (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Executive Producer

Blessing Bell
Blessing Bell (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

as Old Man's Ghost

Pistol Opera
Pistol Opera (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1990s

12 titles · average score 73
Sleepless Town
Sleepless Town (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ye Xiaodan

The Story of PuPu
The Story of PuPu (1998)

as Old Man

Yurika-chan
Yurika-chan (1997)

as Grandpa

Cold Fever
Cold Fever (1995)
GoodWatch score 83

as Hirata's Grandfather

Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

Supervising Art Director

Good Mourning
Good Mourning (1994)

TV show

Marriage
Marriage (1993)

Director

My Beloved Ultraseven
My Beloved Ultraseven (1993)

as Eiji Tsuburaya

A Tale of Youth at Hirosaki High School
A Tale of Youth at Hirosaki High School (1992)

Director, Writer

Yumeji
Yumeji (1991)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

La Belle Fille Masquée Poitrine
La Belle Fille Masquée Poitrine (1990)

TV show · as Kami-sama

Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)

TV show

1980s

11 titles · average score 65
Shiro and Marilyn
Shiro and Marilyn (1988)

as Vet

Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Capone Cries a Lot
Capone Cries a Lot (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Kazoku no sentaku
Kazoku no sentaku (1983)

Director

Cherry Blossoms in Spring
Cherry Blossoms in Spring (1983)

Director

Double Bed
Double Bed (1983)

as Man in Bar

Storm of Falling Petals: Banner of a Fireman in the Flames
Storm of Falling Petals: Banner of a Fireman in the Flames (1983)

Director, Screenplay

Kagero-za
Kagero-za (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Zigeunerweisen
Zigeunerweisen (1980)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Claws of the Divine Beast
The Claws of the Divine Beast (1980)

Director

Daughter of Time
Daughter of Time (1980)

Idea

1970s

3 titles · average score 63
The Fang in the Hole
The Fang in the Hole (1979)

Director

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

A Mummy’s Love
A Mummy’s Love (1973)

Director

1960s

28 titles · average score 71
Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill (1967)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Screenplay

Tokyo Drifter
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Fighting Elegy
Fighting Elegy (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Story of a Prostitute
Story of a Prostitute (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Tattooed Life
Tattooed Life (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Gate of Flesh
Gate of Flesh (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

The Flower and the Angry Waves
The Flower and the Angry Waves (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast (1963)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Kanto Wanderer
Kanto Wanderer (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Take Aim at the Police Van
Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Everything Goes Wrong
Everything Goes Wrong (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1950s

19 titles · average score 67
Age of Nudity
Age of Nudity (1959)

Director, Writer

Passport to Darkness
Passport to Darkness (1959)

Director

Love Letter
Love Letter (1959)

Director

Underworld Beauty
Underworld Beauty (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Voice Without a Shadow
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Boy Who Came Back
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)

Director

Young Breasts
Young Breasts (1958)

Director

Eight Hours of Terror
Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Naked Woman and the Gun
The Naked Woman and the Gun (1957)

Director

Satan's Town
Satan's Town (1956)

Director

Harbour Toast: Victory Is in Our Grasp
Harbour Toast: Victory Is in Our Grasp (1956)

Director

Pure Emotions of the Sea
Pure Emotions of the Sea (1956)

Director