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)
The Makioka Sisters
Tatsuo
55 Days at Peking
Col. Shiba
Bumpkin Soup
Professor Hirayama
Sweet Home
Kenichi Yamamura
Lord Jim
Waris
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Ransui Tokunaga
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Lawyer
Sing a Song of Sex
Ôtake
I Am a Cat
Meitei
Grass Labyrinth
Principal / Priest / Old man
MacArthur's Children
Hatano
Kidnapping Blues
Walking Man
The Notorious Concubines
Ximen Qing
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970
Choji Snack Bar
Kawara
Private Collections
(segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
The Family Game
Kosuke Numata
Ten Women in Black
Hanamaki
Her Brother
Son of Factory Owner
Island of the Evil Spirits
Ryuhei Ochi
The Politicians
Itakura
My Way
Dr. Takagi
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Shunji Amemiya
Even If Life Withers
Shinji Sakaguchi
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Sweet Secret
1971
Team of Ruffians
1969
Until Evening
Sasa
The Flame of Devotion
Takuji Yoshii
Tokyo 196X
Kenkichi Godai
Safari 5000
Kenichi Nomura
Parole
Kenji Kijima
The Big Wave
Toru
Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960
Convenience Jack
1992
Baian the Assassin
Sahei Oumiya
Heat Wave Island
Iino
No More Easy Life
Takamizawa
The False Student
Sozo
Rubber Band Pistol
1962
Make-Up
Kumakura
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
Human Torpedoes
1968
The Gentle Japanese
1971
Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
1991
Onna no naka no akuma
1982
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (10)
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
Self
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
Self (archive footage)
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
Self
The Making of "Tampopo"
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 "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
Self
Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
Self (archive footage)
Directing (11)
Tampopo
Director
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Director
The Last Dance
Director
A Taxing Woman
Director
The Funeral
Director
A Taxing Woman's Return
Director
Supermarket Woman
Director
Woman in Witness Protection
Director
A Quiet Life
Director
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Director
Rubber Band Pistol
Director
Writing (11)
Tampopo
Screenplay
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Writer
The Last Dance
Screenplay
A Taxing Woman
Writer
The Funeral
Screenplay
A Taxing Woman's Return
Screenplay
Supermarket Woman
Screenplay
Woman in Witness Protection
Screenplay
A Quiet Life
Screenplay
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Writer
Rubber Band Pistol
Screenplay