Seijun Suzuki(1923-2017)
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Seijun Suzuki was born in Nihonbashi, Tôkyô, on May 24, 1923. In 1943,
he entered the army to fight at the front. In 1946, he enrolled in the
film department of the Kamakura Academy and passed the assistant
director's exam. For the next few years, he worked as an assistant
director at several studios. In 1958, he directed his first film,
Victory Is Ours (1956), and from then on he directed three to four films each year.
With Branded to Kill (1967), he came into conflict with Hori Kyusaku, who was the
president of Nikkatsu Studios at the time. Because of this, he was
forced to work in television the next ten years. In 1977, A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977), his
return to theatrically-released films, was released.
