Denmei Suzuki
Denmei Suzuki | |
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Born | Tokyo | March 1, 1900
Died | May 13, 1985 | (aged 85)
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Zeya Tōgō |
Occupation | Film actor |
Denmei Suzuki (鈴木 傳明, Suzuki Denmei, 1 March 1900 – 13 May 1985) was a Japanese film actor most famous for starring roles in gendaigeki of the silent era.
Career[]
Suzuki was born in Tokyo and was a championship swimmer at Meiji University when he first appeared in Souls on the Road in 1921 under the name Zeya Tōgō (東郷是也, a pun on the English "to go there").[1][2] After graduating in 1924, he joined the Nikkatsu studio and began acting under his own name.[1] He moved to Shōchiku's Kamata studio the next year and became a major star appearing in youth films often directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara.[1] He also worked with directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Minoru Murata, Masahiro Makino, and Yasujirō Shimazu.
He also directed some films and even ran for political office, though unsuccessfully.[2]
Selected filmography[]
- Souls on the Road (路上の霊魂, Rojō no reikon) (1921)
- (進軍, Shingun) (1930)
- The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate (愛憎峠 Aizo toge) (1934)
- Ahen senso (阿片戦争) (1943)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Suzuki Denmei". Nihon jinmei daijiten + Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Drew, William M. (2003). "Kiyohiko Ushihara's Shingun (Marching On)". Gilda's Attic. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
External links[]
- Denmei Suzuki at IMDb
- Suzuki Denmei at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Japanese male film actors
- 1900 births
- 1985 deaths
- Japanese male silent film actors
- Male actors from Tokyo
- 20th-century Japanese male actors
- Japanese screen actor stubs
- Japanese film biography stubs