Noribumi Suzuki
| Noribumi Suzuki | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 26, 1933 Shizuoka, Shizuoka |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1968-1990 |
Noribumi Suzuki (鈴木 則文 Suzuki Noribumi, born November 26, 1933 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka), also known as Norifumi Suzuki, is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the Torakku Yarō series.[1]
Biography
Suzuki 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 Shigeru Okada, Suzuki wrote the script for female gambler film Red Peony Gambler (1968) starring Junko Fuji, which became a hit series spanning eight films.
He directed Star of David: Hunting for Beautiful Girls (1979).[2]
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.[3]
Suzuki's last film to date was Binbari High School, released in 1990 and produced by Kōji Wakamatsu.
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 aka Big Boss in a Silk Hat: The Short-Mustached Bear (1970)
- Shiruku Hatto no Ō-oyabun aka Big Boss in a Silk Hat (1970)
- Mesubachi no Gyakushū (1971)
- The Insatiable (1971)
- Onsen Mimizu Geisha aka Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha (1972)
- Mesubachi no Chōsen (1972)
- Kyōfu Joshikōkō: Bōryoku Kyōshitsu aka Women's Violent Classroom (1972)
- Gendai Porno-den: Senten-sei Inpu (1972)
- Tokugawa Sekkusu Kinshi-rei: Ahikijō Daimyō aka The Erotomaniac Daimyo (1972)
- Onsen Suppon Geisha aka Hot Springs Kiss Geisha (1972)
- Girl Boss Guerilla (1972)
- Mamushi no Kyōdai: Gōdatsu San-oku-en (1973)
- Sukeban (1973)
- 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 aka 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)
- Dabide no Hoshi: Bishoujo-gari aka Star of David: Hunting for Beautiful Girls (1979)
- Ninja Bugeicho Momochi Sandayū (1980)
- Hoero! Tekken aka Roaring Fire (1982)
- Iga-no Kabamaru (1983)
- Kōtarō Makari-tōru! (1984)
- Karibu: Ai no Shinfoni aka Caribe: Symphony of Love (1985)
- Ō-oku Jyūhyakkei aka The Shogunate's Harem (1986)
- Za Aamurai (1987)
- Guys Who Never Learn II (1988)
- Bungakushō Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyosō (1989)
- Binbara High School (1990)
Awards
- 1985: Yokohama Film Festival - Career Award
References
- ↑ Sharp, Jasper (3 May 2006). "Midnight Eye review: School of the Holy Beast". Midnight Eye.
- ↑ Perkins, Rodney (22 June 2009). "DVD Review: Norifumi Suzuki's STAR OF DAVID". Twitch Film.
- ↑ "Awards for Norifumi Suzuki". IMDb. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
External links
- Noribumi Suzuki at the Internet Movie Database
- Noribumi Suzuki at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
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