Seijun Suzuki filmography

This is an incomplete filmography of Seijun Suzuki.

Film work as director

Year Title Japanese Romanization
1956 Victory Is Mine 港の乾杯　勝利をわが手に Minato no kanpei: Shori o wagate ni
Pure Emotions of the Sea 帆綱は唄う　海の純情 Hozuna wa utau: Umi no junjo
Satan's Town 悪魔の街 Akuma no machi
1957 Inn of the Floating Weeds 浮草の宿 Ukigusa no yado
8 Hours' Terror ８時間の恐怖 Hachijikan no kyōfu
The Naked Woman and the Gun 裸女と拳銃 Rajo to kenjū
1958 Underworld Beauty 暗黒街の美女 Ankokugai no bijo
Spring Never Came 踏みはずした春 Fumihazushita haru
Young Breasts 青い乳房 Aoi chibusa
Voice Without a Shadow 影なき声 Kagenaki koe
1959 Love Letter らぶれたあ Rabu retaa
Passport to Darkness 暗黒の旅券 Ankoku no ryoken
Age of Nudity 素っ裸の年令 Suppadaka no nenrei
1960 Take Aim at the Police Van １３号待避線より　その護送車を狙え Jūsangō taihisen yori: Sono gosōsha o nerae
Sleep of the Beast けものの眠り Kemono no nemuri
0-Line Stowaway 密航０ライン Mikkō zero rain
Everything Goes Wrong すべてが狂ってる Subete ga kurutteru
Go to Hell, Hoodlums! くたばれ愚連隊 Kutabare gurentai
1961 Tokyo Knights 東京騎士隊 Tōkyō naito
A Hell of a Guy or Living by Karate [ja] 無鉄砲大将 Muteppō taishō
Man with a Shotgun 散弾銃の男 Shottogan no otoko
or Sandanjū no otoko
A New Wind Over the Mountain Pass 峠を渡る若い風 Tōge o wataru wakai kaze
Blood Red Water in the Channel 海峡、血に染めて Kaikyō, chi ni somete
Million Dollar Smash and Grab 百万弗を叩き出せ Hyakuman doru o tatakidase
1962 Teen Yakuza ハイティーンやくざ Hai tiin yakuza
The Guys Who Put Money on Me 俺に賭けた奴ら Ore ni kaketa yatsura
1963 Detective Bureau 23: Go to Hell, Bastards! 探偵事務所２３ くたばれ悪党ども Tantei jimusho 23: Kutabare akutōdomo
Youth of the Beast 野獣の青春 Yaju no seishun
The Bastard 悪太郎 Akutarō
Kanto Wanderer 関東無宿 Kantō mushuku
1964 The Flower and the Angry Waves 花と怒濤 Hana to dotō
Gate of Flesh[1] 肉体の門 Nikutai no mon
Our Blood Will Not Forgive 俺たちの血が許さない Oretachi no chi ga yurusanai
1965 Story of a Prostitute 春婦伝 Shunpu den
Stories of Bastards: Born Under a Bad Star (also known as Born Under Crossed Stars) 悪太郎伝　悪い星の下でも Akutarō den: Warui hoshi no shita demo
Tattooed Life 刺青一代 Irezumi ichidai
1966 Carmen from Kawachi 河内カルメン Kawachi Karumen
Tokyo Drifter 東京流れ者 Tōkyō nagaremono
Fighting Elegy[2] けんかえれじい Kenka erejii
1967 Branded to Kill[3] 殺しの烙印 Koroshi no rakuin
1977 A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness 悲愁物語 Hishū monogatari
1980 Zigeunerweisen ツィゴイネルワイゼン Tsigoineruwaizen
1981 Kagero-za 陽炎座 Kagerō-za
1985 Capone Cries a Lot カポネ大いに泣く Kapone ōi ni naku
Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon ルパン三世 バビロンの黄金伝説 Rupan sansei: Babiron no ōgon densetsu
1991 Yumeji 夢二 Yumeji
1993 Marriage: Jinnai-Harada Family Chapter (segment) 結婚　陣内・原田御両家篇 Kekkon: Jinnai-Harada goryōke hen
2001 Pistol Opera ピストルオペラ Pisutoru opera
2005 Princess Raccoon オペレッタ狸御殿 Operetta Tanuki Goten

Partial television and video work as director

Year Title Japanese Romanization
1968 Good Evening Dear Husband "A Duel" 愛妻くんこんばんは「ある決闘」 Aisaikun konban wa: Aru kettō
1969 There's a Bird Inside a Man 男の中には鳥がいる Otoko no naka ni wa tori ga iru
1970 A Mummy's Love 木乃伊の恋 Miira no koi
1979 The Fang in the Hole 穴の牙 Ana no kiba
1980 Chin Shunshin's The Nail of the Holy Beast 陳舜臣の神獣の爪 Chin shushin no shinjū no tsume
1981 Storm of Falling Petals: Banner of a Fireman in the Flames 花吹雪炎に舞う一番纏 Hana fubuki: Honō ni mau ichiban matoi
1983 Cherry Blossoms in Spring
aka Seijun's Different Stages of Cherry Blossoms 		春桜 ジャパネスク Karu sakura japanesuke
The Choice of a Family: I'll Kill Your Husband For You 家族の選択・貴方の亭主を殺してあげる Kazoku no sentaku: Anata no teishu o koroshite ageru
1984 Lupin III Part III ルパン三世 PartIII Rupan sansei: Pāto surii (Episode 13)

Partial film work as actor

Year Title Japanese Romanization Role Director
1975 I Can't Wait Until Dark! 暗くなるまで待てない！ Kuraku naru-made matenai! Kazuki Ōmori
1980 Disciples of Hippocrates ヒポクラテスたち Hipokuratesutachi Mysterious thief Kazuki Ōmori
1995 Cold Fever n/a n/a Grandfather Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
1997 Grass Carp Up a Tree 樹の上の草魚 Ki no ue no sōgyo Hospital director Komine Atsushi Ishikawa
1998 The Story of PuPu プープーの物語 Pūpū no monogatari Old man Kensaku Watanabe
Sleepless Town 不夜城 Fuyajō Chi-Ngai Lee
1999 EM Embalming エンバーミング Enbāmingu Embalmer's assistant Shinji Aoyama
2002 Blessing Bell 幸福の鐘 Kōfuku no kane Old man's ghost Sabu
2004 Hakenkreuz ハーケンクロイツの翼 Hākenkuroitsu no tsubasa Kazuki Katashima
2007 Matouqin Nocturne 馬頭琴夜想曲 Batōkin yasōkyoku Takeo Kimura


References

  1. ^ Coleman, Lindsay (2019-05-09). Killers, Clients and Kindred Spirits: The Taboo Cinema of Shohei Imamura. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-1182-0.
  2. ^ Carroll, William (2018-01-02). "'I don't masturbate, I fight!': the Spectre of Kita Ikki in Suzuki Seijun's Kenka Ereji (Fighting Elegy, 1966)". Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema. 10 (1): 47–60. doi:10.1080/17564905.2018.1450471. ISSN 1756-4905. S2CID 158605075.
  3. ^ Phillips, Alastair; Stringer, Julian (2007-12-18). Japanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-33422-3.