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Seijun Suzuki (鈴木 清順, Suzuki Seijun), born Seitaro Suzuki (鈴木 清太郎, Suzuki Seitarō) (24 May 1923 – 13 February 2017), was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are known for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, and entertainment-over-logic sensibility. [2]
Seijun Suzuki was a Japanese director known for his experimental and stylish films, such as Branded to Kill and Zigeunerweisen. He was born in 1923 and died in 2017, and also worked as an actor, writer and producer.
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Feb 22, 2017 · Seijun Suzuki, a Japanese filmmaker who enlivened his low-budget genre movies with pop-art flair and avant-garde theatrics, inspiring American directors like Quentin Tarantino and Jim Jarmusch,...
- Tokyo Drifter. Suzuki said that the utter boredom of making cookie-cutter movies drew him up the wall and compelled him to experiment. His frustration with the genre claustrophobia arguably peaked in Tokyo Drifter, a gonzo yakuza musical that led to his commercial peril.
- Branded to Kill. The reverse-James Bond culmination of Suzuki’s restlessness and his growing lean towards boldness, complete trope subversion, and absurdist humor, resulted in the underrated (at that time) gem Branded to Kill.
- Zigeunerweisen. Three years after his rather mediocre attempt of a comeback in A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, Suzuki emerges with Zigeunerweisen, a supernatural melodrama set in 1920s Japan, and a dramatic first installment of the art house Taisho trilogy, which also included Heat-Haze Theatre and Yumeji.
- Youth of the Beast. One of the greatest yakuza movies, the whimsical Youth of the Beast is famously considered to be the turning point of Suzuki’s career.
Feb 22, 2017 · Filmmaker Seijun Suzuki, whose blend of pop-art, noir crime and peculiar cool is credited with inspiring directors from John Woo and Quentin Tarantino to Jim Jarmusch, has died.
Feb 24, 2017 · A tribute to the late Japanese director Seijun Suzuki, who revolutionized the yakuza genre with his experimental style and vision. Read essays on his films from the 1960s, such as Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill, and Gate of Flesh.
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Seijun Suzuki was a Japanese director known for his experimental and stylish films. He was born in 1923, served in the army, worked as an assistant director, and faced censorship and criticism for his unconventional style.
