Denmei Suzuki

Denmei Suzuki
Denmei Suzuki in 1931
Born	(1900-03-01)March 1, 1900 Tokyo
Died	May 13, 1985(1985-05-13) (aged 85)
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Zeya Tōgō
Occupation	Film actor

Denmei Suzuki (鈴木すずき 傳でん明あきら, 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 (東郷とうごう是也これや, a pun on the English "to go there"). After graduating in 1924, he joined the Nikkatsu studio and began acting under his own name. He moved to Shōchiku's Kamata studio the next year and became a major star appearing in youth films often directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara. 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.

Selected filmography

• Souls on the Road (路上ろじょうの霊魂れいこん, Rojō no reikon) (1921)
• Marching On (進軍しんぐん, Shingun) (1930)
• The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate (愛憎あいぞう峠とうげ Aizo toge) (1934)
• Ahen senso (阿片あへん戦争せんそう) (1943)

External links

• Denmei Suzuki at IMDb
• Suzuki Denmei at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)