Directing
Hideo Suzuki
Born — Died
1916-05-10 — 2002-05-02
Known for
Directing
Credits
40 titles
Born on May 10, 1916 in present-day Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture. He went on to study in order to take over the shipping business of his family, but his love of movies grew so much that he entered Nihon University's College of Art in 1933. In 1939, when he was 23 years old, he joined the assistant director department of Shinko Kinema Tokyo Studio , relying on a distant relative of Shiro Toyoda as soon as he graduated. He transferred to Toho in 1943. As a middle-ranking director of the company, he worked in all genres, including literary works and comedies, but his main strengths were in thrillers and suspense. In 1962 , he won the Special Jury Prize at the São Paulo Film Festival for his…
Known for
NRWhen a corrupt executive takes over his struggling company and violates his girlfriend, a young salaryman declares war, leaving his job to expose the truth by any means necessary.
Vagabond Employee: Outcry
1959
9.0After the son of a wealthy man is kidnapped, a tenacious young reporter decides to find the culprit.
A Dangerous Hero
1957
NRComedy starring the manzai team of Chick and Tack, and set in the world of salarymen.
Great Incidents
1967
6.7Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.
Woman of Design
1962
NRBaseball movie about Eiji Sawamura.
The Immortal Pitcher
1955
NRIwao, , Kumagai, and Konishi broke into the safe containing the wages of the employees of Ato Industries and obtained a fortune large enough to live a life of leisure. They celebrated with Iwao’s woman, Rumiko. However, it was too early to celebrate. They decided not to use the money for six months to avoid suspicion and stored it in a safe. But one day, Konishi asked for his share of the money in advance, even if it meant receiving a smaller portion, igniting the dark flame of desire among Iwao and the others.
Stairs of Evil
1965
Behind the camera
NRWhen a corrupt executive takes over his struggling company and violates his girlfriend, a young salaryman declares war, leaving his job to expose the truth by any means necessary.
Vagabond Employee: Outcry
1959
9.0After the son of a wealthy man is kidnapped, a tenacious young reporter decides to find the culprit.
A Dangerous Hero
1957
NRComedy starring the manzai team of Chick and Tack, and set in the world of salarymen.
Great Incidents
1967
6.7Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.
Woman of Design
1962
6.7Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.
Woman of Design
1962
NRBaseball movie about Eiji Sawamura.
The Immortal Pitcher
1955
NRIwao, , Kumagai, and Konishi broke into the safe containing the wages of the employees of Ato Industries and obtained a fortune large enough to live a life of leisure. They celebrated with Iwao’s woman, Rumiko. However, it was too early to celebrate. They decided not to use the money for six months to avoid suspicion and stored it in a safe. But one day, Konishi asked for his share of the money in advance, even if it meant receiving a smaller portion, igniting the dark flame of desire among Iwao and the others.
Stairs of Evil
1965
NRIwao, , Kumagai, and Konishi broke into the safe containing the wages of the employees of Ato Industries and obtained a fortune large enough to live a life of leisure. They celebrated with Iwao’s woman, Rumiko. However, it was too early to celebrate. They decided not to use the money for six months to avoid suspicion and stored it in a safe. But one day, Konishi asked for his share of the money in advance, even if it meant receiving a smaller portion, igniting the dark flame of desire among Iwao and the others.
Stairs of Evil
1965
6.4Portmanteau film about young lovers.
The First Kiss
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sanpei Mejiro Story: My Wife
1957
NRSet against the backdrop of Nagasaki, a love story blossoms between an unfortunate circus girl and a shipbuilding engineer.
Koi no Oranda-zaka
1951
NRThe fourth instalment in the Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei series.
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
1960
A film depicting a woman who gradually awakens to a new Japanese style of romance, moving away from the old Japanese style.
Futari de miru hoshi
1947
A film depicting a woman who gradually awakens to a new Japanese style of romance, moving away from the old Japanese style.
Futari de miru hoshi
1947
NRA man running a small radio repair shop becomes a key witness in a murder case.
I Saw the Killer
1956
7.0Domoto Kozue, a gifted young ikebana artist, shoulders the legacy of her late father’s school while navigating the pressures of family expectation and an arranged marriage. Her path shifts when she encounters Shinichi, whose presence stirs both inspiration and conflict within the tightly bound world around her. Amid love, rivalry, and the fragile beauty of flowers, Kozue must decide how to shape her own future.
Flower's Yearning
1958
7.0Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over their inequitable positions and love lives.
Structure of Hate
1961
NRInspired by the "Shimoyama Incident," which caused a great stir in society in 1949, the year before its release, this masterpiece suspense film thrillingly depicts the fate of a man caught up in a crime.
City of the Spider
1950
NRModern comedy social drama about a reporter (Mihashi) for the Toto Shimpo determined to scoop his rivals during the murder investigation of the president of a machinery company. A highly critical drama about the lack of ethics by both reporters and the newspapers they work for.
The Forbidden Scoop
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Saijoke no kyoen
1951
NRAfter returning from the war, a man falls in love at first sight with the beautiful young woman who welcomes him home only to discover she is Isako, his father’s new wife and therefore his stepmother.
The Lighthouse
1959
9.01962 Japanese movie
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chiemi's High-Heeled Shoes
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NRSalaryman comedy.
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face
1960
8.0Comedy about a Japanese-American professor, a nuclear scientist, who returns to Japan to search for a typically subservient Japanese wife.
Walleyed Nippon
1963
NRCaught in a corporate power struggle, a man uses betrayal and strategy to expose corruption and settle personal scores—only to find true support where he least expects it.
Vagabond Employee: Revenge
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Love Express
1954
NRA despicable boss uses a husband's “promotion” as bait to assault his subordinate's wife (Chieko Matsubara). The wife finally kills him, but...
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
5.0A conman team swindles through jewel scams, marriage fraud, and fake school admissions. Their schemes bring quick riches but collapse before escape, landing them in prison—while a former mark prospers by stealing their tricks.
3 Raccoon Dogs
1966
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Zoku santō jūyaku
1952
NRToshiro, a naval reserve student, is a kamikaze pilot. Unsure of how long he will live, Toshiro had no intention of marrying. However, after witnessing the deaths of his comrades and experiencing air raids, he decides to marry his lover, Teruko. But one day, while piloting a kamikaze plane in place of his comrades, Toshiro's plane's wing is shot out during a fierce aerial battle.
Pure Love
1956
NRToshiro, a naval reserve student, is a kamikaze pilot. Unsure of how long he will live, Toshiro had no intention of marrying. However, after witnessing the deaths of his comrades and experiencing air raids, he decides to marry his lover, Teruko. But one day, while piloting a kamikaze plane in place of his comrades, Toshiro's plane's wing is shot out during a fierce aerial battle.
Pure Love
1956
NRIn a small town, Tomoko, a new bus conductor, works hard to prove herself. She crosses paths with Saburō, the company president’s playful younger brother, who slowly reveals a more sincere side.
Daybreak Chorus
1963
NR1955 Japanese movie
The Rookie Managers
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
NRThriller about three escaped convicts, one of whom (Sato), plans to murder the wife of a detective (Ikebe) whom he blames for the suicide of his pregnant mistress.
The Decoy
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Young Eyes
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Vampire Scream
1973
NROutspoken student Noriko stands up to bullies and befriends pitcher Mitsuo. As their bond deepens, she impulsively declares she wants to marry him—then reconsiders, realizing both still have growing to do before love can truly begin.
Blue Buds
1956
NRA beautiful tale of teacher-student love between a pure-hearted female teacher and a group of wild boys unfolds on the banks of a river in a mountain gorge.
Miss Hanaogi and Santa
1952
