Suzuki Matsuo

Matsuo Suzuki
松尾スズキ
Matsuo Suzuki; 松尾スズキ
Born	Katsuyuki Matsuo (松尾勝幸); 15 December 1962 (age 61); Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)	Theatre director, actor, novelist, screenwriter

Suzuki Matsuo (松尾スズキ, Matsuo Suzuki, born 15 December 1962) is a Japanese theatre director, actor, novelist, and screenwriter.

Career

Born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Suzuki started his own theatre troupe, Otona Keikaku, in 1988 and was joined by such talent as Kankuro Kudo and Sadao Abe.^[1] He won the Kishida Prize for Drama in 1997 for Fankī! Uchū wa mieru tokoro made shika nai.^[2] In addition to acting and directing, he also writes, and won the Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year in 2008 for Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad.^[3] As a novelist, he has twice been nominated for the Akutagawa Prize.^[4]

Matsuo Suzuki 松尾スズキ
Born	Katsuyuki Matsuo (松尾勝幸) (1962-12-15) 15 December 1962 (age 61) Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)	Theatre director, actor, novelist, screenwriter