Norio Tsuruta Explained

Norio Tsuruta
Native Name:	鶴田 法男
Birth Date:	30 December 1960
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter

is a Japanese film director. He directed Premonition, Dream Cruise, and .^[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 , which is based on the manga by Kazuo Umezu.^[4]

Filmography

Film

• Toneriko (1985)
• (1991)
• (1992)
• (1992)
• Gotoshi Kabusikigaisha (1993)
• Gotoshi Kabusikigaisha 2 (1994)
• (2000)
• Kakashi (2001)
• Premonition (2004)
• (2008)
• Ōsama Game (2011)
• (2012)
• Talk to the Dead (2013)
• Z ~Zed~ (2014)

Television

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: OROCHI Review. Twitch Film. Niels. Matthijs. March 1, 2010. April 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217220007/http://twitchfilm.com/2010/03/orochi-review.html. December 17, 2013. dead.
2. Web site: Masters of Horror: Dream Cruise - Directed by Norio Tsuruta. Exclaim!. Brendan. Willis. December 2007.
3. Web site: Masters of Horror: Season Two. Slant Magazine. Nick. Schager. January 8, 2007.
4. Web site: Japan's Toei lands in Berlin with Orochi: Blood. Screen International. Liz. Shackleton. February 8, 2008.