Seijun Suzuki, a Symbol of ‘Japanese Cool’ in Film, Is Reconsidered (Published 2015)

The Japanese filmmaker Seijun Suzuki in 2005.Credit...LORENVU/European Pressphoto Agency It’s rare in this country for an actual political fight to break out over a filmmaker. The current squabble over Quentin Tarantino’s remarks about police shootings stands out for its oddity — we usually see controversy involving a director only when Michael Moore has a new documentary to promote. In Japan in 1