Match Cut Director Consensus - Seijun Suzuki

[Ezee E]

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Rate the director that makes Takeshi Miikie look like a Terrence Malick in the amount of time it takes to make a movie.

[Boner M]

Tattooed Life - 6
Youth of the Beast - 6.5
Branded to Kill - 6
Tokyo Drifter - 6.5

All of the above are the epitome of 'less than the sum of the parts'.

[Mysterious Dude]

Story of a Prostitute - 9
Tokyo Drifter - 6.5
Zigeunerweisen - 4.5

[Raiders]

Tokyo Drifter (1966) 7.5
Fighting Elegy (1966) 8.0
Branded to Kill (1967) 6.5
Pistol Opera (2001) 9.0

[Llopin]

Yey.

Beauty of the Underworld - 6.5
Youth of the Beast 8
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards - 7
Gate of Flesh - 6.5
Tattooed Life - 7
Tokyo Drifter - 9
Fighting Elegy - 7.5
Branded to Kill - 8.5
Zigeunerweisen - 8
Yumeji - 7
Pistol Opera - 7.5
Princess Raccoon - 6.5

[Melville]

Tokyo Drifter - 6

[Qrazy]

Youth of the Beast 7.5
Story of a Prostitute - 8
Gate of Flesh - 8.5
Tattooed Life - 7.5
Tokyo Drifter - 7
Fighting Elegy - 7
Branded to Kill - 6.5
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness - 2.5

[ContinentalOp]

Youth of the Beast- 8
Tokyo Drifter- 8.5
Branded to Kill- 8

I need to see mo'.

[Pop Trash]

Tokyo Drifter -6

Pretty looking but left me underwhelmed.

[Spinal]

Tokyo Drifter - 3
Pistol Opera - 6.5

[megladon8]

I'm really surprised. I thought Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill were thought of very highly here on MatchCut.

[dreamdead]

Pistol Opera - 6

[Derek]

Tokyo Drifter - 6.0

[soitgoes...]

Beauty of the Underworld (1958) - 7.5
Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) - 6.0
Youth of the Beast (1963) - 8.0
Tattooed Life (1965) - 7.0
Tokyo Drifter (1966) - 7.0
Fighting Elegy (1966) - 4.0
Branded to Kill (1967) - 7.0

[B-side]

Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) - 8
Tattooed Life (1965) - 5
Story of a Prostitute- 7
Tokyo Drifter (1966) - 7.5

[kuehnepips]

I'm really surprised. I thought Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill were thought of very highly here on MatchCut.

Only when the Pup is around.

[Yxklyx]

Tatooed Life - 6
Tokyo Drifter - 6
Branded to Kill - 7
Pistol Opera - 4

[Llopin]

Loving the completely divisive ratings Seijun is getting, even if I also thought he was regarded way higher. I guess pop yakuza eigas are not Match Cut's cup of tea.

[Skitch]

Pistol Opera - 10

[Grouchy]

Princess Raccoon - 8

[Rowland]

Tokyo Drifter - 4.0

[BuffaloWilder]

Tokyo Drifter - 8.9
Branded To Kill - 7.5
Gate Of Flesh - 8.2
Youth of the Beast - 7.0

[Ezee E]

RESULTS:
1. Youth of the Beast - 7.5 (6)
2. Pistol Opera - 7.166 (6)
3. Branded to Kill - 7.125 (8)
4. Tokyo Drifter - 6.63 (15)
5. Fighting Elegy - 6.625 (4)
6. Tattooed Life - 6.41 (6)

Beauty of the Underworld - 7 (2)
Take Aim at the Police Van - 7 (2)
Detective Bureau 2-3 - 7 (1)
Gate of Flesh - 7.66 (3)
Story of a Prostitue - 8 (3)
Zigunerweisen - 6.25 (2)
Yumeji - 7 (1)
Tale of Sorrow and Sadness - 2.5 (1)
Princess Raccoon - 7.25 (2)

= 6.877

[Qrazy]

Boo-urns about Gate of Flesh not qualifying. It was his first for me and still his best imo.