Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki (2026)

0.0/10 • 93 min • Documentary

Overview

Seijun Suzuki became a cinema legend in the 1960s with a handful of pop-art films. So how can you make a portrait of this iconoclastic director without also adopting a 'style to kill' documentary convention, as well as testimonies from a variety of leading figures in contemporary Japanese and international filmmakers.

Cast

Seijun Suzuki

Self (archive footage)

John Woo

Mika Ninagawa

Joe Shishido

Self (archive footage)

Akira Kobayashi

Nicolas Saada

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