is a Japanese theatre director, actor, novelist, and 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. 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 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) 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) Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
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
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