Norifumi Suzuki

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Norifumi Suzuki
鈴木 則文
Born(1933-11-26)November 26, 1933
Shizuoka, Shizuoka
DiedMay 15, 2014(2014-05-15) (aged 80)
Other namesNoribumi Suzuki
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1968–1990

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

Shizuoka. He dropped out of Ritsumeikan University's Department of Economics, and subsequently joined Toei's Kyoto Studio as an assistant director in 1956, learning his craft under Masahiro Makino, Tai Kato and Tomu Uchida. He made his screenwriting debut on director Kōkichi Uchide's 1963 film Zoku: Tenamonya Sandogasa (co-written with Takaharu Sawada), and his directorial debut in 1965 with Osaka Dokonjō Monogatari: Doerai Yatsu, starring Makoto Fujita
.

At the behest of Toei producer

Junko Fuji
, which became a hit series spanning eight films.

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

Screenplay

Bibliography

  • Torakku Yaro Fuunroku (2010)
  • Toei Gerira Senki (2013)
  • Shin Torakku Yaro Fuunroku (2014)

Awards

References

  1. ^ Sharp, Jasper (3 May 2006). "Midnight Eye review: School of the Holy Beast". Midnight Eye.
  2. Cinémathèque Française (in French). Archived from the original
    on 5 February 2015.
  3. Twitch Film. Archived from the original
    on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Awards for Norifumi Suzuki". IMDb. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  5. Asahi Shimbun
    (in Japanese). 17 May 2014.

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