Norifumi Suzuki
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Norifumi Suzuki | |
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鈴木 則文 | |
Born | Shizuoka, Shizuoka | November 26, 1933
Died | May 15, 2014 | (aged 80)
Other names | Noribumi Suzuki |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1968–1990 |
Norifumi Suzuki (鈴木 則文, Suzuki Norifumi, November 26, 1933 – May 15, 2014), was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the Torakku Yarō series.[1]
Biography
Suzuki was born in 1933
At the behest of Toei producer
He directed Star of David: Beautiful Girl Hunter (1979).[3]
His 1975 film Torakku Yarō: Goiken Muyō, starring Bunta Sugawara and co-written with Shinichiro Sawai, was also a huge success and spawned nine sequels.
After directing and co-writing Kōtaro Makaritōru! (1984), Suzuki left Toei to go freelance.
At the 1985 Yokohama Film Festival, he was awarded a special prize for his career.[4]
Suzuki's last film was Binbari High School, released in 1990 and produced by Kōji Wakamatsu. He died at the age of 80 in May 2014.[5]
Filmography
As director
- Shinobi no Manji (1968)
- Kyōdai Jingi Gyakuen no Sakazuki (1968)
- Hibotan Bakuto: Isshuku Ippan (1968)
- Shiruku Hatto no Ō-oyabun: Chobi-hige no Kuma a.k.a. Big Boss in a Silk Hat: The Short-Mustached Bear (1970)
- Shiruku Hatto no Ō-oyabun a.k.a. Big Boss in a Silk Hat (1970)
- Mesubachi no Gyakushū (1971)
- The Insatiable (1971)
- Ero Shogun to 21-nin no Aishou a.k.a. The Lustful Shogun and his 21 Concubines (1972)
- Onsen Mimizu Geisha a.k.a. Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (1972)
- Mesubachi no Chōsen (1972)
- Kyōfu Joshikōkō: Bōryoku Kyōshitsu a.k.a. Women's Violent Classroom (1972)
- Gendai Porno-den: Senten-sei Inpu (1972)
- Tokugawa Sekkusu Kinshi-rei: Ahikijō Daimyō a.k.a. The Erotomaniac Daimyo (1972)
- Onsen Suppon Geisha a.k.a. Hot Springs Turtle Geisha (1972)
- Girl Boss Guerilla (1972)
- Mamushi no Kyōdai: Gōdatsu San-oku-en (1973)
- Sukeban (1973)
- Furyou Anego-den Inoshika Ochou a.k.a. Sex & Fury (1973)
- Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (1973)
- School of the Holy Beast (1974)
- Torakku Yarō: Goiken Muyō (1975)
- Torakku Yarō: Bakusō Ichiban Hoshi (1975)
- Shōrinji Kenpō (1975)
- The Erotomania Daimyō (1975)
- Karei naru Tsuiseki a.k.a. The Great Chase (1975)
- Torakku Yarō: Tenka Gomen (1976)
- Torakku Yarō: Hōkyō Ichiban Hoshi (1976)
- Torakku Yarō: Otoko Ippiki Momojirō (1977)
- Torakku Yarō: Dokyō Ichiban Hoshi (1977)
- Dokaben (1977)
- Torakku Yarō: Totsugeki Ichiban Hoshi (1978)
- Torakku Yarō: Ichiban Hoshi Kita e Kaeru (1978)
- Tarao Bannai(1978)
- Torakku Yarō: Neppū 5000 Kiro (1979)
- Torakku Yarō: Furusato Tokkyūbin (1979)
- Star of David: Beautiful Girl Hunter (1979)
- Shogun's Ninja (1980)
- Hoero! Tekken a.k.a. Roaring Fire (1982)
- Iga-no Kabamaru (1983)
- Kōtarō Makari-tōru! (1984)
- Pantsu no ana (1984)
- Karibu: Ai no Shinfoni a.k.a. Caribe: Symphony of Love (1985)
- Ō-oku Jyūhyakkei a.k.a. The Shogunate's Harem (1986)
- Za Aamurai (1987)
- Hei no Naka no Purei Boru (1987)
- Guys Who Never Learn II (1988)
- Bungakushō Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyosō (1989)
- Binbara High School (1990)
Screenplay
- The Valiant Red Peony (1968)
Bibliography
- Torakku Yaro Fuunroku (2010)
- Toei Gerira Senki (2013)
- Shin Torakku Yaro Fuunroku (2014)
Awards
- 1985: Yokohama Film Festival - Career Award
References
- ^ Sharp, Jasper (3 May 2006). "Midnight Eye review: School of the Holy Beast". Midnight Eye.
- Cinémathèque Française (in French). Archived from the originalon 5 February 2015.
- Twitch Film. Archived from the originalon 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Awards for Norifumi Suzuki". IMDb. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- Asahi Shimbun(in Japanese). 17 May 2014.
External links
- Norifumi Suzuki at IMDb
- Norifumi Suzuki at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)