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Rokuhei Susukita

Rokuhei Susukita

Writer

In 1923 he joined Makino Production in Kyoto to write scripts for their major star, Tsumasaburo Bando. Until 1930 he wrote almost 90 scripts for this company and gained an enormous reputation, but that year he decided to write and direct his own films without Bando. He debuted as a director for the Emperor Kine Company (later Shinko Cinema) in 1930 with "The Strange Story of Mito Komon". But none of the 40 films he directed till 1954 were worthwhile. The next year he stopped writing films. Susukita, who during his career used four different pen names, was also creator of the character of Murasaki Zukin, also known as "The Black Hood" or "The Purple Hood" (lit.); which has been converted into film half a dozen of times. The first film Susukita wrote was "Murasaki Zukin: Ukiyo Eshi" ("The Woodcut Artist"), and was directed by Shozo Makino and Bansho Kanamori in 1923. Susukita himself directed one remake in 1931. Chiezo Kataoka played Murasaki in 1958. But the most famous version was made after the death of its author: Ryutaro Otomo played the Black Hood in 1963, directed by Ei'ichi Kudo and adapted by Tai Kato.

Born: January 1, 1899 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Died: December 18, 1960 (Age 61)

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Rokuhei Susukita  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.8
WritingScreenplay1925
Movie
7.2
WritingOriginal Story1958
Movie
WritingScreenplay1925
Movie
WritingOriginal Story1959
Movie
WritingWriter1924
Movie
WritingOriginal Story1949
Movie
WritingScreenplay1926
Movie
WritingScreenplay, Original Story1929
Short Film
6.3
WritingScreenplay1923
Short Film
6.4
WritingScreenplay, Story1924
Short Film
5.7
WritingScreenplay1946
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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