Junichi Suzuki

Directing

Junichi Suzuki

Born

1952-05-21 (74)

Place of birth

Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

37 titles

Known for

On the Beach poster
5.6

In a summer in Shonan village, Sumiko is the daughter of an important upper-class Shikishima family, she loves to paint pictures, is going through a cooling-off of an arranged marriage that did not work out. However, she feels attraction for Nishina a rough and obscene man ... On the other hand, the younger sister, Naomi Sumiko is envious of her sister for her beauty. Naomi feels ugly since all men seem to like Sumiko. Both sisters then become embroiled in a major problem in discovering the real intentions of Nishina, a man who hides behind a mask to rape women.

On the Beach

1985

Women in Heat Behind Bars poster
5.6

Shinobu Himeno is arrested and thrown into Asahi Female Prison for being an unwilling accomplice in a jewelry store robbery. She’s to serve her sentence in the infamous Cell Block 21, a dismal area full of tough, sex-starved women. Himeno is bullied and abused by inmates and guards. After being framed for starting a fight, she is taken away and tied up. Can the shy Himeno ever escape this living hell?

Women in Heat Behind Bars

1987

Koichiro Uno's Wet and Riding poster
4.9

Yoko is a housewife who's frustrated by her husband's lack of virility. She finds solace in erotic daydreams, the ministrations of a condom salesman and, eventually, the partner-swapping lifestyle.

Koichiro Uno's Wet and Riding

1982

Death Ride poster
3.4

An American photographer has an affair with a mysterious woman (Yoshikawa), which leads him into a confrontation with the occult.

Death Ride

2006

Gynecology Ward: Caress Me Tenderly poster
5.2

A female hair stylist is torn between two lovers as she waits for treatment in a gynecological ward. She meets the other patients who are there and gets to know their stories.

Gynecology Ward: Caress Me Tenderly

1981

Erosion poster
3.5

Haunted by a failing relationship, Gabe devises a risqué game for escape. He invites Irene to dinner at a lavish mansion. Unhappily married, Irene finds the temptation irresistible when Gabe invites her on a second date. To her surprise, she meets him at a humble suburban home. Playfully, Gabe admits that he broke into both houses for their trysts. A frightened Irene returns to her husband. Unable to make peace with his past, Gabe escalates his pursuit of Irene, who ultimately surrenders to the thrill of abandoning her life and having sex with Gabe in strangers' homes. House after house they push the limits, defying reality by living stolen lives. But is there really an escape from life? And how far can they go before their past catches up with them?

Erosion

2005

Film credits

Behind the camera

On the Beach poster
5.6

In a summer in Shonan village, Sumiko is the daughter of an important upper-class Shikishima family, she loves to paint pictures, is going through a cooling-off of an arranged marriage that did not work out. However, she feels attraction for Nishina a rough and obscene man ... On the other hand, the younger sister, Naomi Sumiko is envious of her sister for her beauty. Naomi feels ugly since all men seem to like Sumiko. Both sisters then become embroiled in a major problem in discovering the real intentions of Nishina, a man who hides behind a mask to rape women.

On the Beach

1985

Women in Heat Behind Bars poster
5.6

Shinobu Himeno is arrested and thrown into Asahi Female Prison for being an unwilling accomplice in a jewelry store robbery. She’s to serve her sentence in the infamous Cell Block 21, a dismal area full of tough, sex-starved women. Himeno is bullied and abused by inmates and guards. After being framed for starting a fight, she is taken away and tied up. Can the shy Himeno ever escape this living hell?

Women in Heat Behind Bars

1987

Koichiro Uno's Wet and Riding poster
4.9

Yoko is a housewife who's frustrated by her husband's lack of virility. She finds solace in erotic daydreams, the ministrations of a condom salesman and, eventually, the partner-swapping lifestyle.

Koichiro Uno's Wet and Riding

1982

Death Ride poster
3.4

An American photographer has an affair with a mysterious woman (Yoshikawa), which leads him into a confrontation with the occult.

Death Ride

2006

Death Ride poster
3.4

An American photographer has an affair with a mysterious woman (Yoshikawa), which leads him into a confrontation with the occult.

Death Ride

2006

Gynecology Ward: Caress Me Tenderly poster
5.2

A female hair stylist is torn between two lovers as she waits for treatment in a gynecological ward. She meets the other patients who are there and gets to know their stories.

Gynecology Ward: Caress Me Tenderly

1981

Sweet Evil poster
2.7

A couple unable to naturally conceive recruit a young woman to act as their surrogate. She falls pregnant with their baby and moves into their home. But sweet Jennifer has a secret, and she soon traps the couple in a terrifying hell with little chance of escape.

Sweet Evil

1996

Hensa-chi H kurabu poster
4.2

A beautiful new teacher, with ambitions to become an educator, goes to a school called "Lust High School," which is a very lewd and unpleasant school. She uses her body to sooth the sexual troubles of her students and herself.

Hensa-chi H kurabu

1987

Seifuku niku dorei poster
5.0

Seventeen year old female high school student Sadako Hashimoto is a lonely and bullied child. The homeroom teacher, Miyamoto, nagged and preached to the truant Satoko, sparking a desire. Satoko has aspirations for the female teacher Nanshunko, who has a relationship with Miyamoto. Unhealthy classmates Fumio and Meizhi discovered the photo of Shunko posted on Satoko's notebook, bullying her as a "pervert of Lace".

Seifuku niku dorei

1985

Shiro and Marilyn poster
7.0

Based on a true story. Shiro, a dog who lives in an inn on Akajima in Okinawa, swims to the opposite shore on Zamami to see his love, a dog named Marilyn. Shiro is portrayed by the real-life Shiro.

Shiro and Marilyn

1988

Female Teacher Hunting poster
4.7

Frustrated by claims that he raped a fellow student, Daisuke drops out of high school before a verdict is reached, lashing out at Shimako, a sympathetic teacher who believes he should stay and prove his innocence. Though Daisuke flees to a remote seaside town, their paths seem destined to cross again, threatening to reopen fresh wounds before they can heal.

Female Teacher Hunting

1982

Oneesan no futomomo poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Oneesan no futomomo

1983

The Lonely Affair of the Heart poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Lonely Affair of the Heart

2002

The Lonely Affair of the Heart poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Lonely Affair of the Heart

2002

Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu

1983

Yôen: Niku shibari poster
4.0

A woman accidentally kills her husband during S&M play.

Yôen: Niku shibari

1987

Akai nawa: Hateru made poster
5.5

A salary-man has particular needs that his wife just can’t get into. Then one day he spots a woman on the subway marked with a sign of his deepest desire… a rope burn on her wrist. Thus begins a sadomasochistic relationship.

Akai nawa: Hateru made

1987

A Sandcastle Model Family Home poster
9.0

An opportune salaryman moves his family into a model mansion for 12 months; unfortunately, they must allow prospective buyers to trek through their home during business hours.

A Sandcastle Model Family Home

1989

A Sandcastle Model Family Home poster
9.0

An opportune salaryman moves his family into a model mansion for 12 months; unfortunately, they must allow prospective buyers to trek through their home during business hours.

A Sandcastle Model Family Home

1989

Wa-shoku: Beyond Sushi poster
6.8

This feature documentary film shows the past and the future of Wa-Shoku that these men and women created and how they maintained the essential traditional qualities of Japanese food.

Wa-shoku: Beyond Sushi

2015

Remembering the Cosmos Flower poster
5.0

Akiko returns to her home village in Japan after seven years in South America, where she contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion. The town, thick with paranoia, is quick to ostracize the ailing Akiko. With only her best friend and her mom in her corner, Akiko suffers awful discrimination at school and at home.

Remembering the Cosmos Flower

1997

Remembering the Cosmos Flower poster
5.0

Akiko returns to her home village in Japan after seven years in South America, where she contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion. The town, thick with paranoia, is quick to ostracize the ailing Akiko. With only her best friend and her mom in her corner, Akiko suffers awful discrimination at school and at home.

Remembering the Cosmos Flower

1997

Toyo's Camera poster
NR

Even though bringing in cameras to the internment camps was prohibited, one man managed to smuggle in his own camera lens and build a camera to document life behind barbed wires, with the help of other craftsmen in the camp. That man was Toyo Miyatake, a successful issei (first generation immigrant) photographer and owner of a photo-shop in the Los Angeles Little Tokyo district, and of one of the many Americans who was interned with his family against his will. With his makeshift camera, Miyatake captured the dire conditions of life in the camps during World War II as well as the resilient spirit of his companions, many of whom were American citizens who went on to fight for their country overseas. Miyatake said, "It is my duty to record the facts, as a photographer, so that this kind of thing should never happen again."

Toyo's Camera

2009

Toyo's Camera poster
NR

Even though bringing in cameras to the internment camps was prohibited, one man managed to smuggle in his own camera lens and build a camera to document life behind barbed wires, with the help of other craftsmen in the camp. That man was Toyo Miyatake, a successful issei (first generation immigrant) photographer and owner of a photo-shop in the Los Angeles Little Tokyo district, and of one of the many Americans who was interned with his family against his will. With his makeshift camera, Miyatake captured the dire conditions of life in the camps during World War II as well as the resilient spirit of his companions, many of whom were American citizens who went on to fight for their country overseas. Miyatake said, "It is my duty to record the facts, as a photographer, so that this kind of thing should never happen again."

Toyo's Camera

2009

Sanctuary - Part 3 poster
7.0

Standing in the way of Hojo and Asami is Secretary-General Isaoka, and a new enemy, the Russian Mafia. The magnificent war between front and back society has finally reached its climax! What is the incurable disease that hit Asami when the secret bond between the two was revealed? Two men work to transform their lives and reshape Japan.

Sanctuary - Part 3

1996

Crossroads poster
6.0

Tatsuru Sawada works as an assistant cameramen. He spends his days just wasting away. To change himself, he joins the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. At the training camp. he causes trouble. He opposes Kazunari Hamura and frequently breaks the rule at the camp. Tatsuru and Kazunari are then sent to the Philippines with Shiho Nomura . Even in the Philippines, Tatsuru and Kazunari do not get along as well. One day, Tatsuru goes to Baguio to take a picture. There, he meets a boy named Noel and his older sister Angela. He worries about the situation in the Philippines. He feels helpless and goes back to Japan. 8 years later, Tatsuru and Kazunari meet again in the Tōhoku region where the great earthquake and tsunami occurred.

Crossroads

2015

Crossroads poster
6.0

Tatsuru Sawada works as an assistant cameramen. He spends his days just wasting away. To change himself, he joins the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. At the training camp. he causes trouble. He opposes Kazunari Hamura and frequently breaks the rule at the camp. Tatsuru and Kazunari are then sent to the Philippines with Shiho Nomura . Even in the Philippines, Tatsuru and Kazunari do not get along as well. One day, Tatsuru goes to Baguio to take a picture. There, he meets a boy named Noel and his older sister Angela. He worries about the situation in the Philippines. He feels helpless and goes back to Japan. 8 years later, Tatsuru and Kazunari meet again in the Tōhoku region where the great earthquake and tsunami occurred.

Crossroads

2015

Ken-chan no oneesan poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ken-chan no oneesan

1983

No artwork available
10.0

Medal of Honor Recipient George Sakato said with tear, ' I am not a hero. I just killed a lot of people. It's not good. This medal is for the people who couldn't return their homes, not for me.' Even many soldiers who received the decoration still have deep scars in their hearts now. He is the veteran of 442nd Regimental Combat Team in WW2 composed of Japanese Americans, who were at first seen as the problem because of their race, but later seen as problem solvers because of their splendid achievements on the battle field. They had to fight not only the enemy but also prejudice. This is the story of the 442nd and their veterans now and then.

442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity

2010

No artwork available
NR

When the US Army realized its deficiencies in intelligence operations against Japan in WWII, Japanese Americans were secretly trained to be soldiers of the Military Intelligence Service. They showed their patriotism to US, the nation that had caged their families in the internment camps by choosing to fight against the same race. Not only had they tremendously contributed to America's victory, but also to the successful recovery of Japan using their skill in language. However, the US government had kept their existence as a top secret. Who were these soldiers whom called the Human Secret Weapon?

MIS Human Secret Weapon

2012

Sukiyaki poster
8.0

Sukiyaki can be viewed two ways, a popular Japanese cuisine or a gathering of a family. This heart-warming comedy takes place in Yokohama, where the Mihara family owns a restaurant called “Boston Grill”. Experience the ups and downs of this family and learn how they deal with the everyday problems they are faced with during difficult times.

Sukiyaki

1995

Sukiyaki poster
8.0

Sukiyaki can be viewed two ways, a popular Japanese cuisine or a gathering of a family. This heart-warming comedy takes place in Yokohama, where the Mihara family owns a restaurant called “Boston Grill”. Experience the ups and downs of this family and learn how they deal with the everyday problems they are faced with during difficult times.

Sukiyaki

1995

Empress poster
NR

A mere traditional Japanese restaurant owner who triggered an unprecedented massive fraudulent lending scandal and manipulated a staggering 600 billion yen at the height of the bubble economy. A mysterious, psychic market manipulator who rose from abject poverty and, using her beauty as a weapon, even had a state-owned bank at her mercy. This work is a shocking work of fiction that delves into the true identity of a woman who has until now been shrouded in mystery!

Empress

1994

Tsure komi ryokan no waka okami poster
1.0

The small suburban Hazuki Inn was run by a reliable and hardworking proprietress, Kana. Her husband, Satoshi, was a playboy and a lazy husband who spent all his money on gambling and women. The Hazuki Inn was also a merchant's inn where salesmen stayed, but a large part of its business was as a place to bring couples.

Tsure komi ryokan no waka okami

1994

Tsure komi ryokan no waka okami poster
1.0

The small suburban Hazuki Inn was run by a reliable and hardworking proprietress, Kana. Her husband, Satoshi, was a playboy and a lazy husband who spent all his money on gambling and women. The Hazuki Inn was also a merchant's inn where salesmen stayed, but a large part of its business was as a place to bring couples.

Tsure komi ryokan no waka okami

1994

No artwork available
NR

Erotic drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

Kishi kanako & himeno maria mi ~ n'na moderu ga yame rarenai

1988