Masayuki Suo (周防正行 Suō Masayuki, born 29 October1956, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director. October 29 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...
Suo won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Picture in 1992 for Sumo Do, Sumo Don't and in 1996 for Shall We Dance? The Japanese Academy Awards have been held since 1977 to reward excellence in Japanese film. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Shall We Dance? is the fully-Anglicized title of Shall We Dansu? (also known as Dansu wo Shimashou ka), a 1996 Japanese film directed by Masayuki Suo. ...
Filmography as assistant director
Wolf (狼) (1982)
神田川淫乱戦争 (1983)
スキャンティドール 脱ぎたての香り (1984)
Filmography as director
Abnormal Family aka Spring Bride (変態家族兄貴の嫁さん) (1983)
Marusa no Onna wo Marusa Suru (マルサの女をマルサする) (1987) (Video)
Marusa no Onna wo Marusa Suru 2 (マルサの女をマルサする2) (1988) (Video)
Fancy Dance (ファンシイダンス) (1989)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (シコふんじゃった) (1992)
Ijou no hitobito: Densetsuno nijino sankyoudai (異常の人々: 伝説の虹の三兄弟) (1993) (Video)
Shall We Dance? is the fully-Anglicized title of Shall We Dansu? (also known as Dansu wo Shimashou ka), a 1996 Japanese film directed by Masayuki Suo. ...
MasayukiSuo: First of all, the keyword of the movie is Blackpool [where the ballroom dancing championships are held].
Suo: The most important thing for me in movie making is to love the characters of the movie, so even though you only have a few seconds with a character, that person has to have his own life.
Suo: In addition to such directors as Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and Ozu, there were many excellent directors in the past, but for twenty years, it seems that there is a void and there hasn't been many good movies.