Suzuki Matsuo
Apanese theatre director, actor and writer (born 1962)
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Suzuki Matsuo (松尾 スズキ, Matsuo Suzuki; born 15 December 1962) is a Japanese theatre director, actor, novelist, and screenwriter.
Born
15 December 1962
Katsuyuki Matsuo (松尾 勝幸)
15 December 1962
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
OccupationsTheatre director, actor, novelist, screenwriter
Matsuo Suzuki 松尾スズキ | |
|---|---|
| Born | Katsuyuki Matsuo (松尾 勝幸) 15 December 1962 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Occupations | Theatre director, actor, novelist, screenwriter |
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.[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
As director
- 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
Film
- 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)[5]
- 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)[6]
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023)[7]
Television
- Taro no To (2011) - Okamoto Taro
- Amachan (2013)
- Chikaemon (2016) – Chikamatsu Monzaemon
- Miotsukushi Ryōrichō (2017)
- Idaten (2019) – Tachibanaya Enkyō IV
- Sanctuary (2023) – Inushima-oyakata
- Queen of Mars (2025) – Keito Shiraishi[8]