Suzuki Seijun

Suzuki Seijun (鈴木清順 b. 24 May 1923 in Nihombashi, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director. His most famous works are Tokyo Drifter (1966) and Branded to Kill (1967); Branded was recently remade as Pistol Opera (2001), with Esumi Makiko replacing Shishido Jo as the number 3 killer.

Suzuki's work is best known for its surrealistic irreverance. After Branded to Kill his studio, Nikkatsu, fired him for "making films that didn't make any sense and didn't make any money." Despite succesfully suing Nikkatsu for the firing, Suzuki was effectively blacklisted from making films in Japan for almost twenty years.

External Links

• Seijun Suzuki's IMDb Listing
• Seijun Suzuki's JMDb Listing (in Japanese)