Jūzō Itami
Directing
Born: May 15, 1933 · Kyoto, Japan
Died: December 20, 1997 (aged 64)
Highest Rated
Biography
Jūzō Itami (1933–1997) was a Japanese actor and, later, a popular modern screenwriter and film director. Many critics came to regard him as Japan's greatest director since Akira Kurosawa. His ten feature-length movies and one short film, all of which he wrote himself, are comic satires on elements of Japanese culture. He died under suspicious circumstances in December 1997 and may have been murdered by the yakuza.
Known for
Tampopo
1985
55 Days at Peking
1963
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974
Lord Jim
1965
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
The Funeral
1984
The Makioka Sisters
1983
A Taxing Woman
1987
Sweet Home
1989
Private Collections
1979
Supermarket Woman
1996
Grass Labyrinth
1979
Photos (7)
Movies (46)
Lord Jim
Waris
55 Days at Peking
Col. Shiba
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Ransui Tokunaga
The Makioka Sisters
Tatsuo
Sing a Song of Sex
Ôtake
Private Collections
(segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
The Notorious Concubines
Ximen Qing
Her Brother
Son of Factory Owner
The Family Game
Kosuke Numata
Bumpkin Soup
Professor Hirayama
Sweet Home
Kenichi Yamamura
Ten Dark Women
Hanamaki
Grass Labyrinth
Principal / Priest / Old man
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Lawyer
Choji Snack Bar
Kawara
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Shunji Amemiya
Island of the Evil Spirits
Ryuhei Ochi
Tokyo 196X
Kenkichi Godai
I Am a Cat
Meitei
Heat Wave Island
Iino
The Big Wave
Toru
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
Human Torpedoes
1968
The Politicians
Itakura
Make-Up
Kumakura
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
MacArthur's Children
Hatano
My Way
Dr. Takagi
No More Easy Life
Takamizawa
Safari 5000
1969
Parole
Kenji Kijima
Rubber Band Pistol
1962
Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
1991
Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960
Team of Ruffians
1969
Even If Life Withers
Shinji Sakaguchi
The False Student
Sozo
Baian the Assassin
Sahei Oumiya
Convenience Jack
1992
Kidnapping Blues
Walking Man
Onna no naka no akuma
1982
Until Evening
Sasa
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970
Sweet Secret
1971
The Flame of Devotion
Takuji Yoshii
The Gentle Japanese
1971
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (10)
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
Self
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
Self (archive footage)
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Making of "Tampopo"
Self
The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
Self
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
Self
Making of Daibyonin
Self
The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
Self
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
Self
Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
Self (archive footage)
Directing (11)
Tampopo
Director
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Director
Supermarket Woman
Director
A Taxing Woman
Director
Woman in Witness Protection
Director
The Funeral
Director
A Taxing Woman's Return
Director
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Director
The Last Dance
Director
A Quiet Life
Director
Rubber Band Pistol
Director
Writing (11)
Tampopo
Screenplay
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Writer
Supermarket Woman
Screenplay
A Taxing Woman
Writer
Woman in Witness Protection
Screenplay
The Funeral
Screenplay
A Taxing Woman's Return
Screenplay
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Writer
The Last Dance
Screenplay
A Quiet Life
Screenplay
Rubber Band Pistol
Screenplay