Norifumi Suzuki
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, also known as Norifumi Suzuki, is a Japan
ese film director
and screenwriter
. He is best known for his works for studio Toei
(東映株式会社), especially the Red Peony Gambler and Truck Yarō series.
Suzuki was born November 26, 1933 in 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 (続・てなもんや三度笠, co-written with Takaharu Sawada), and his directorial debut in 1965 with Osaka Dokonjō Monogatari: Doerai Yatsu (大阪ど根性物語 どえらい奴), starring Makoto Fujita
.
At the behest of Toei producer Shigeru Okada, Suzuki wrote the script for female gambler film Red Peony Gambler (緋牡丹博徒, 1968) starring Junko Fuji, which became a hit series spanning eight films.
His 1975 film Truck Yarō: Goikenmuyō (トラック野郎 御意見無用) starring Bunta Sugawara and co-written with Shinichiro Sawai
, was also a huge success and spawned nine sequels.
After directing and co-writing Kotaro Makaritōru! (コータローまかりとおる!, 1984), Suzuki left Toei to go freelance.
At the 1985 Yokohama Film Festival, he was awarded a special prize for his career.
Suzuki's last film to date was Binbari High School (びんばりハイスクール), released in 1990 and produced by Koji Wakamatsu
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He is best known for his works for studio Toei
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
(東映株式会社), especially the Red Peony Gambler and Truck Yarō series.
Suzuki was born November 26, 1933 in Shizuoka. He dropped out of Ritsumeikan University
Ritsumeikan University
Ritsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...
's Department of Economics, and subsequently joined Toei's Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
Studio as an assistant director in 1956, learning his craft under Masahiro Makino
Masahiro Makino
was a Japanese film director of more than 260 films, primarily in the chanbara and yakuza genres. His real name was Masatada , but he took the stage name Masahiro, the kanji for which he changed multiple times .-Career:...
, Tai Kato
Tai Kato
was a Japanese film director and writer, most famous for making jidaigeki and yakuza films at the Toei Company. He directed films from the 1950s to the 1980s....
and Tomu Uchida
Tomu Uchida
was a Japanese film director. Tomu Uchida, whose name translates to “spit out dreams” is considered one of the less well known masters of Japanese cinema in the West, whose films are rarely screened and not widely available on DVD...
. He made his screenwriting debut on director Kōkichi Uchide's 1963 film Zoku: Tenamonya Sandogasa (続・てなもんや三度笠, co-written with Takaharu Sawada), and his directorial debut in 1965 with Osaka Dokonjō Monogatari: Doerai Yatsu (大阪ど根性物語 どえらい奴), starring Makoto Fujita
Makoto Fujita
, born Makoto Harada , was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the son of silent-film actor Rintarō Fujima, and started his career as a comedian in 1952.-Acting Roles:...
.
At the behest of Toei producer Shigeru Okada, Suzuki wrote the script for female gambler film Red Peony Gambler (緋牡丹博徒, 1968) starring Junko Fuji, which became a hit series spanning eight films.
His 1975 film Truck Yarō: Goikenmuyō (トラック野郎 御意見無用) starring Bunta Sugawara and co-written with Shinichiro Sawai
Shinichirō Sawai
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Career:Born in Hamamatsu, Sawai studied German at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Graduating in 1961, he joined the Toei Company as an assistant director and worked under such directors as Masahiro Makino and Noribumi Suzuki. He also collaborated...
, was also a huge success and spawned nine sequels.
After directing and co-writing Kotaro Makaritōru! (コータローまかりとおる!, 1984), Suzuki left Toei to go freelance.
At the 1985 Yokohama Film Festival, he was awarded a special prize for his career.
Suzuki's last film to date was Binbari High School (びんばりハイスクール), released in 1990 and produced by Koji Wakamatsu
Koji Wakamatsu
is a Japanese film director who directed such pinku eiga films as and . He also produced Nagisa Ōshima's controversial film In the Realm of the Senses...
.
Director filmography
- Shinobi no manji (1968)
- Kyōdai jingi gyakuen no sakazuki (1968)
- Hibotan bakuto: isshuku ippan (1968)
- Shiruku hatto no ō-oyabun: chobi-hige no kuma (1970)
- Shiruku hatto no ō-oyabun (1970)
- Mesubachi no gyakushu (1971)
- The Insatiable (1971)
- Onsen mimizu geisha (1972)
- Mesubachi no chosen (1972)
- Kyofu joshikōkō: Boryuku kyoshitsu (1972)
- Gendai porno-den: senten-sei inpu (1972)
- Tokugawa sekkusu kinshi-rei: shikijō daimyō (1972)
- Onsen suppon geisha (1972)
- Sukeban geriraGirl Boss Guerillais a 1972 Japanese film in the sukeban sub-genre of Toei's "Pinky violence" style of Pink film. The third in the seven-film Girl Boss series, it was directed by Norifumi Suzuki and starred Miki Sugimoto and Reiko Ike....
(1972) - Mamushi no kyōdai: kyōkatsu san-oku-en (1973)
- SukebanSukeban (film)Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban is a 1972 Japanese Exploitation film that is directed by Norifumi Suzuki and stars lead females of the genre Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto.-Sukeban definition in Japanese Exploitation Cinema:...
(1973) - Furyō anego den: Inoshika Ochō (1973)
- Kyōfu joshikōkō: bōkō rinchi kyōshitsuTerrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroomis a 1973 Japanese film in the sukeban sub-genre of Toei's "Pinky violence" style of Pink film. The second in the Terrifying Girls' High School series, this was the last entry in the series directed by Norifumi Suzuki and to pair Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto...
(1973) - Seijū gakuenSchool of the Holy Beastis a film in the nunsploitation sub-genre of Pinky violence made by Toei Company in 1974.-Plot:A young woman becomes a nun at the Sacred Heart Convent to find out what happened to her mother years earlier. She encounters a lesbian mother superior, lecherous archbishops, and uncovers many dark...
(1974) - Torakku yarō: Goiken muyō (1975)
- Torakku yarō: Bakusō ichiban hoshi (1975)
- Shōrinji kenpō (1975)
- The Erotomania Daimyo (1975)
- Karei-naru tsuiseki (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 to kyūbin (1979)
- Dabide no hoshi: bishoujo-gari (1979)
- Ninja bugeicho momochi sandayu (1980)
- Hoero! Tekken (1982)
- Iga-no Kabamaru (1983)
- Kotaro makari-toru! (1984)
- Karibu: Ai no shinfoni (1985)
- Ooku jyuhakkei (1986)
- Za samurai (1987)
- Guys Who Never Learn II (1988)
- Bungakusho satsujin jiken: Oinaru jyoso (1989)
- Bimbari hai sukuru (1990)