Film director
Seijun Suzuki
Japanese film director.
Seijun Suzuki, born Seitaro Suzuki, was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are known for their florid visual style, absurd humour, and a playful rejection of traditional film grammar. He made 40 predominately B-movies for the Nikkatsu Company between 1956 and 1967, working most prolifically in the yakuza genre. His increasingly surreal style began to draw the ire of the studio in 1963 and culminated in his ultimate dismissal for what is now regarded as his magnum opus, Branded to Kill (1967), starring notable collaborator Joe Shishido. Suzuki successfully sued the studio for wrongful dismissal, but he was blacklisted for 10 years after that. As an independent filmmaker, he won critical acclaim and a Japanese Academy Award for his Taishō trilogy, Zigeunerweisen (1980), Kagero-za (1981) and Yumeji (1991).
- Born
- 1923-05-24, Nihonbashi-ku, JapanA Thursday
- Died
- 2017-02-13, Tokyo, JapanA Monday, aged 93
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1923-05-24, Nihonbashi-ku, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
Asia/TokyoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 1°55′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 8°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 9°19′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 3°00′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 25°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 11°47′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 13°49′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 17°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 15°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°45′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2017-02-13, Tokyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 24°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 20°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 8°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 6°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 11°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 23°03′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 25°38′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 21°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 11°04′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 18°21′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Seijun Suzuki was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.