was a Japanese

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and

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Career

In 1980, Arato produced ''

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'' for director

Seijun Suzuki , born (24 May 1923 – 13 February 2017), was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are known for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility. He made 40 predo ...

. He was unable to secure exhibitors for the film and famously exhibited it himself in a specially-built, inflatable, mobile tent. The film won four

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, including Best Picture, and was voted the best Japanese film of the 1980s by Japanese critics. He also produced

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's ''The Whispering of the Gods'' in 2005. In 1995, Arato directed ''The Girl of the Silence'', which stars Mami Nakamura and

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. He returned with the 2003 film, ''

Akame 48 Waterfalls is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Genjiro Arato. It is based on the novel of the same name by that was serialized in Bungakukai from November 1996 to October 1998. Awards and nominations 46th Blue Ribbon Awards * Won: Best Film * Won: Best Ac ...

'', starring

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Michiyo Okusu Michiyo (written: 道世, 道代, 路代, 真世, 充代, 通世, 迪与, 美千代, 実千代, 美智代, 美知依, 美知代, 三千代 or みちよ in hiragana) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ...

and

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. His 2010 film, ''The Fallen Angel'', starred

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. He died of

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on 7 November 2016 at the age of 70.

Filmography

Producer

* ''Zigeunerweisen'' (1980) * '' Kagerō-za'' (1981) * ''Knockout'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1990) * ''Checkmate'' (1991) * ''

Yumeji is a 1991 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. It is a semi-fictional account of poet and painter Takehisa Yumeji. It also forms the final part of Suzuki's Taishō ''Roman Trilogy'', preceded by ''Zigeunerweisen'' (1980) and ''Kage ...

'' (1991) * ''The Operating Room'' (1992) * '' Tokarefu'' (1994) * '' The Whispering of the Gods'' (2005)

Director

* ''The Girl of the Silence'' (1995) * ''Akame 48 Waterfalls'' (2003) * ''The Fallen Angel'' (2010)

References

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* * 1946 births People from Nagasaki Prefecture Japanese film producers Japanese male film actors Japanese film directors 2016 deaths Deaths from coronary artery disease {{Japan-film-director-stub