Movies by Seijun Suzuki
Welcome to our dedicated selection of films directed by Seijun Suzuki. Here, you can explore a diverse range of works that highlight Seijun Suzuki’s unique vision, storytelling style, and contribution to the world of cinema. Whether you’re an avid fan or discovering Seijun suzuki’s filmography for the first time, this collection will guide you through critically acclaimed masterpieces, hidden gems, and influential titles that have shaped the director’s legacy.
Yumeji (1991)
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Following the life of Japanese artist and poet Yumeji Takehisa through the imagining of an encounter with a beautiful widow with a dark past.
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)
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Lupin squares off with two criminal families and Inspector Zenigata's new female patrol to track down a hoard of biblical-era treasure.
Capone Cries a Lot (1985)
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Umiemon is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to the United States in hopes of achieving fame and fortune.
Kagero-za (1981)
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A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.
Zigeunerweisen (1980)
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A surreal period film following a university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in peculiar ways.
Branded to Kill (1967)
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After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
Fighting Elegy (1966)
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Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
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After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
Story of a Prostitute (1965)
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Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.
Tattooed Life (1965)
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After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.
The Call of Blood (1964)
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Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.
Gate of Flesh (1964)
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In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of order in a world of chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier stumbles into their midst, lusts and loyalties clash, with tragic results. With Gate of Flesh, visionary director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions.
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)
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Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't.
Youth of the Beast (1963)
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When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
Teenage Yakuza (1962)
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A high-school vigilante protects his community from the extortions of mobsters from a neighbouring city.
Tokyo Knights (1961)
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A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.
The Man with a Shotgun (1961)
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Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of trouble surrounding the town's mill.
Smashing the 0-Line (1960)
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Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and the drug dealer he’s sleeping with—to get a scoop. But what happens when an even more ruthless female gang boss kidnaps his sister?