Seijun Suzuki — Director (57)
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Blood-Red Water in the Channel (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
海峡、血に染めて
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Kōji Wada / Ryōji Hayama …
other title: 海峡、血に染めて
Nikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a better script. This episodic collection of "real coast guard action stories" was the perfect vehicle for Koji Wada. Whatever negative press he had received for Tokyo Knights was quickly forgotten. He became the new "teen star." And Suzuki: "the director to watch."
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The Guys Who Put Money on Me (1962) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
俺に賭けた奴ら
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Kōji Wada / Tamio Kawachi …
other title: 俺に賭けた奴ら
An unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young energetic boxer. This story deals more with betting action surrounding a boxing match, concentrating mostly on the high-powered Yakuza gambling dens.
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A Tale of Youth at Hirosaki High School (1992) [Movie] TMDB
Hirokō seishun monogatari
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Isao Tamagawa / Yumiko Nogawa …
other title: Hirokō seishun monogatari
A semi-autobiographical film about a young man from Tokyo who moves to Hirosaki in the early Shōwa era. A straight-to-video production made for the Hirosaki Senior High School Alumni Association that also incorporates footage from contemporary Hirosaki, and features cameos by regular Suzuki performers like Tamagawa Isao and Nogawa Yumiko.
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Young Breasts (1958) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
青い乳房
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Toyo Takahashi / Akira Kobayashi …
other title: 青い乳房 / Senos jóvenes
A delinquent young man (Kobayashi Akira) from a wealthy family decides to get in on a blackmailing scheme targeting his young stepmother (Watanabe Misako). However, he doesn't realize that his fellow blackmailers have their eyes on his girlfriend next.
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The Claws of the Divine Beast (1980) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
神獣の爪
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Naoko Ohtani / Hiroshi Sekiguchi …
other title: 神獣の爪
Based on a mystery by Taiwanese-Japanese author Chin Shun-shin. After two elderly men in Yokohama quarrel over a Tang dynasty artifact, one of the men turns up dead with mysterious claw marks across his face. A detective takes up the case, and uncovers secrets dating back to war crimes committed during Japan’s invasion of China in WWII.
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Victory Is Ours (1956) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
港の乾杯　勝利をわが手に
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Kō Mishima / Keiko Amaji …
other title: 港の乾杯　勝利をわが手に / Victory Is Mine
A sailor tries to help his younger brother, a horse-racing jockey, escape from the yakuza after double crossing them in a fixing scam. Seijun Suzuki's directorial debut.
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Fighting Delinquents (1960) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
くたばれ愚連隊
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Kōji Wada / Mayumi Shimizu …
other title: くたばれ愚連隊 / Go to Hell, Hoodlums!
This rarely seen gem from master Suzuki casts teenage heartthrob Koji Wada as a young misfit who suddenly finds himself the unwitting pawn in an escalating family feud that ultimately leads to tragedy. Lean, mean, and stylish as always, this tale of youth-gone-wild is both vibrant and touching. Suzuki contrasts tranquil glimpses of traditional regional life with the emergence of the new rock 'n' roll youth culture and the greed and seething cynicism of encroaching Westernism. Also released under the title "Go To Hell, Hoodlums!", this is a melodrama as colorful, shocking, and exhilarating as one would come to expect from Japan's master filmmaker.
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Satan's Town (1956) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
悪魔の街
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Seizaburō Kawazu / Ichirō Sugai …
other title: 悪魔の街
A yakuza boss and his right-hand, Hawasaki, escape from prison. the film concentrates on their relationship, emphasizing loyalty and thier eventual betrayal, enroute they get involved in money trafficking, a cop killing and horse racing scams before the inevitable tragic ending. A patch-work production.
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Carmen from Kawachi (1966) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
河内カルメン
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Yumiko Nogawa / Kōji Wada …
other title: 河内カルメン / Carmen de Kawachi …
Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming a fashion model. Yoko tells her that she can move in to Yoko’s house to take lessons, while making a living at the same time.