During his assistant director years at Shochiku, Suzuki tended to work with people such as a low-profile director (Tsuruo IWAMA) and eccentric assistant directors who were referred to as the '3 emperors of Ofuna.'
松竹助監督時代はどちらかと言うと、日陰の存在の監督（岩間鶴夫）や「大船三天皇」と呼ばれた奇人の助監督などと共に仕事をしていた。