Suzuki Matsuo

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

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. He won the Kishida Prize for Drama in 1997 for Fankī! Uchū wa mieru tokoro made shika nai. 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. As a novelist, he has twice been nominated for the Akutagawa Prize.