Suzuki Matsuo


Suzuki Matsuo is a Japanese theatre director, actor, novelist, and screenwriter.
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Career

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. He won the Kishida Prize for Drama in 1997 for Fankī! Uchū wa mieru tokoro made shika nai. 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. As a novelist, he has twice been nominated for the Akutagawa Prize.

Selected filmography

As director

As actor

Film

Ichi the Killer Be with You Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims Forbidden Siren The Shock Labyrinth Tada's Do-It-All House Shin Godzilla Tornado Girl Louder!: Don't See What You Are Singing Dragon Quest: Your Story 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba - Gorō KaibaKaiji: Final Game I Am Makimoto

Television