The work of Japanese director Seijun Suzuki will be celebrated in "Action, Anarchy and Audacity: A Seijun Suzuki Retrospective," presented by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and curated by Tom Vick, author of “Time and Place are Nonsense: The Films of Seijun Suzuki” from Feb. 5 to March 13 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.
Suzuki is notorious not only for his outrageous style and experimentation but for rebelling against the commercial constraints of film studio work. He first became famous after he was fired early in his career from Nikkatsu Studios for making films that, as Suzuki put it, “made no sense and made no money.” He has since gained a cult following as an independent filmmaker in Japan and abroad, and can count directors Quentin Tarantino and Jim Jarmusch among his most avid supporters. Over 20 of his films will be screened, from his early work, “Branded to Kill” (1967), to his most recent project, “Princess Raccoon” (2005).
More details and a full list of programs and events can be found at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
