Suzuki Matsuo (松尾 スズキ, Matsuo Suzuki, born 15 December 1962) is a Japanese theatre director, actor, novelist, and screenwriter.
Matsuo Suzuki 松尾スズキ | |
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| Born | Katsuyuki Matsuo (松尾 勝幸) 15 December 1962 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre director, actor, novelist, screenwriter |
Career edit
Born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Suzuki started his own theatre troupe, Otona Keikaku, in 1988 and was joined by such talent as Kankuro Kudo and Sadao Abe.[1] He won the Kishida Prize for Drama in 1997 for Fankī! Uchū wa mieru tokoro made shika nai.[2] In addition to acting and directing, he also writes, and won the Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year in 2008 for Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad.[3] As a novelist, he has twice been nominated for the Akutagawa Prize.[4]
Selected filmography edit
As director edit
- Otakus in Love (2004)
- Female (2005) segment "Yoru no Shita (Licking Nights)"
- Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007)
- Jinuyo Saraba: Kamuroba Mura e (2015)
- 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba (2019)
As actor edit
Film edit
- Ichi the Killer (2001)
- Be with You (2004)
- Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)
- Forbidden Siren (2006)
- The Shock Labyrinth (2009)
- Tada's Do-It-All House (2011)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Tornado Girl (2017)
- Louder!: Don't See What You Are Singing (2018)
- Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019)
- 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba (2019) - Gorō Kaiba
- Kaiji: Final Game (2020)
- I Am Makimoto (2022)[5]
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023)[6]
Television edit
- Taro no To (2011) - Okamoto Taro
- Amachan (2013)
- Chikaemon (2016) – Chikamatsu Monzaemon
- Miotsukushi Ryōrichō (2017)
- Idaten (2019) – Tachibanaya Enkyō IV
- Sanctuary (2023) – Inushima-oyakata
References edit
- ^ "Kangaete iru koto o subete butsukenakya akan to omotta". Excite Books (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ 岸田國士戯曲賞／受賞作一覧 (in Japanese). Hakusuisha. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Dai 31-kai Nihon Akademī Shō Yūshū Sakuhin". Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ 第142回芥川賞・直木賞候補作決まる～松尾スズキさん2度目のノミネート (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "阿部サダヲ主演作「アイ・アム まきもと」に満島ひかり、宇崎竜童、松下洸平ら出演". eiga.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Shin Kamen Rider (12 May 2022). "本日より劇場にて『 #シン・仮面ライダー 』の特報映像が上映されております。 WEBでは以下よりご覧いただけます。https://youtu.be/U40IUnxsgls #手塚とおる さん、#塚本晋也 さん、 #松尾スズキ さんが本作にご出演されます。#池松壮亮 #浜辺美波 #柄本佑 #庵野秀明 監督 御期待ください。". Twitter. Retrieved 12 May 2022.