Denmei Suzuki

Denmei Suzuki
Denmei Suzuki in 1931
Born	(1900-03-01)March 1, 1900 Uenosakuragi, Taitō-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Died	May 13, 1985(1985-05-13) (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)
• Marching On (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

1. "Suzuki Denmei". Nihon jinmei daijiten + Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
2. 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)