Norio Tsuruta

Japanese film director (born 1960)

Norio Tsuruta
鶴田法男
Born	(1960-12-30) December 30, 1960 (age 63) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter

Norio Tsuruta (鶴田法男, Tsuruta Norio, born December 30, 1960) is a Japanese film director. He directed Premonition, Dream Cruise, and Orochi: Blood.^[1]

Career

Tsuruta directed Dream Cruise for the Masters of Horror Showtime cable network series.^[2] It is based on the short story of the same name by Koji Suzuki.^[3]

He also directed Orochi: Blood, which is based on the manga by Kazuo Umezu.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Toneriko (1985)
Scary True Stories: Ten Haunting Tales from the Japanese Underground (1991)
Scary True Stories: Night 2 (1992)
Scary True Stories: Realm of Spectres (1992)
Gotoshi Kabusikigaisha (1993)
Gotoshi Kabusikigaisha 2 (1994)
Ring 0: Birthday (2000)
Kakashi (2001)
Premonition (2004)
Orochi: Blood (2008)
Ōsama Game (2011)
POV: Norowareta Film (2012)
Talk to the Dead (2013)
Z ~Zed~ (2014)

Television

Sky High (2003)
Dream Cruise (2007)
? (series) (2012-2015)

References

^ Matthijs, Niels (March 1, 2010). "OROCHI Review". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
^ Willis, Brendan (December 2007). "Masters of Horror: Dream Cruise - Directed by Norio Tsuruta". Exclaim!.
^ Schager, Nick (January 8, 2007). "Masters of Horror: Season Two". Slant Magazine.
^ Shackleton, Liz (February 8, 2008). "Japan's Toei lands in Berlin with Orochi: Blood". Screen International.