Seijun Suzuki's best films, ranked
The top 3 according to 17 votes from people: Zigeunerweisen (1980) · Tokyo Drifter (1966) · Fighting Elegy (1966). (Updated Nov 18, 2024.)
From Nikkatsu action films to the Taisho trilogy: Suzuki's best, based on the 2017 memorial fan vote and Cinema Rank.
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 13
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1
Zigeunerweisen (1980)
The first of his Taisho trilogy; Kinema Junpo's number one and a special jury mention in Berlin.
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2
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Tetsuya Watari in a pop-art yakuza film.
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3
Fighting Elegy (1966)
Hideki Takahashi as a brawling schoolboy.
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4
Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)
An anime feature co-directed with Shigetsugu Yoshida.
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5
Pistol Opera (2001)
Makiko Esumi as an assassin.
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6
Kagero-za (1981)
The second Taisho film, in the world of Kyoka Izumi.
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7
Kanto Wanderer (1963)
A yakuza film starring Akira Kobayashi.
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8
Tattooed Life (1965)
A yakuza film with Hideki Takahashi.
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9
Yumeji (1991)
Kenji Sawada as the painter Yumeji Takehisa; the end of the trilogy.
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10
Branded to Kill (1967)
Joe Shishido as a hitman; the film that got him fired by Nikkatsu.
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11
Youth of the Beast (1963)
Joe Shishido as an ex-cop infiltrating the gangs.
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12
Gate of Flesh (1964)
Prostitutes just after the war; from Taijiro Tamura.
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13
Princess Raccoon (2005)
A musical with Zhang Ziyi and Joe Odagiri.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (2)
ツィゴイネルワイゼンが1位とは嬉しい。映画館で見て頭がくらくらした。
個人的には東京流れ者が一番好き。あの色使いは唯一無二。