Seijun Suzuki Movies

Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.

A member of the jieitai ("Self-Defense Force"; i.e. Japanese military) is on leave and finds a woman giving birth in a graveyard in the former...

The Oedo Investigative Network investigates a mysterious fire one evening. Could it be connected to a mysterious man in an eyepatch who just came...

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...

A difficult request brought to the unlicensed genius surgeon Black Jack. It was supposed to be born as twins, but it was an operation to separate...

A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in...

An omnibus featuring the work of three different filmmakers.

After her grandmother's passing, Natsumi, a third-year high school student, moves to Tokyo to live with her mother Haruka, who works as a stripper in...

Nikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a better script. This episodic collection of "real...

A Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual...

Wada Kōji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.

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...

A single mother is being investigated into the death of her ex-husband, which brings to the fore the obscure details of her past.

Made for in 2005, this video interview features director Seijun Suzuki and production designer Takeo Kimura. These longtime collaborators discuss the...

Three cinephile university students have a go at making their own Super-8 film.

Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

A man looking to transplant cherry blossoms along the countryside encounters a blind woman who accompanies him for the journey.

Jun, a 16-year-old teen, refuses to stand while the national anthem is being played at his graduation ceremony. This event will totally change his...