- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 15, 1933
- Place of Birth
- Kyoto, Japan
- Died
- December 20, 1997
Jūzō Itami
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.
Filmography
tvKodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
2012 · Self (archive footage)
"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
movie"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
2012 · Self
Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
movieItami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
2012 · Self
'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete
movie'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete
2012 · Self
movieItami Juzo Museum's "13"
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made
movieItami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made
2007 · Self
movieJuzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movie北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
movieWoman in Witness Protection
1997 · Director, Screenplay
movieSupermarket Woman
1996 · Director, Screenplay
movieA Quiet Life
1995 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Last Dance
1993 · Director, Screenplay
movieMaking of Daibyonin
1993 · Self
movieMinbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992 · Writer, Director
movieConvenience Jack
1992
movieThe Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
1992 · Self
movieShirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
1991
movieTales of a Golden Geisha
1990 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
1990 · Self
movieGreat SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
1989 · Self
movieSweet Home
1989 · Kenichi Yamamura, Executive Producer
movieThe Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
1988 · Self
movieA Taxing Woman's Return
1988 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Making of "A Taxing Woman"
1987 · Self
movieA Taxing Woman
1987 · Writer, Director
movieThe Making of "Tampopo"
1986 · Self
movieTampopo
1985 · Producer, Screenplay, Director
movieBumpkin Soup
1985 · Professor Hirayama
movieThe Funeral
1984 · Director, Screenplay
movieMacArthur's Children
1984 · Hatano
movieMake-Up
1984 · Kumakura
movieChoji Snack Bar
1983 · Kawara
movieThe Politicians
1983 · Itakura
movieThe Makioka Sisters
1983 · Tatsuo
movieThe Family Game
1983 · Mr. Numata
movieKidnapping Blues
1982 · Walking Man
movieOnna no naka no akuma
1982
tvToge no Gunzo
1982
movieIsland of the Evil Spirits
1981 · Ryuhei Ochi
movieBaian the Assassin
1981 · Sahei Oumiya
moviePlay it, Boogie-Woogie
1981 · Lawyer
movieUntil Evening
1980 · Sasa
movieNo More Easy Life
1979 · Takamizawa
movieGrass Labyrinth
1979 · Principal / Priest / Old man
The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case
movieThe Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case
1979 · Narration
moviePrivate Collections
1979 · (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
movieI Am a Cat
1975 · Meitei
movieMy Way
1974 · Dr. Takagi
movieLady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Ransui Tokunaga
movieSweet Secret
1971
movieThe Gentle Japanese
1971
movieA Young Man's Stronghold
1970
movieHeat Wave Island
1969 · Iino
movieTeam of Ruffians
1969
movieSafari 5000
1969
movieEven If Life Withers
1968 · Shinji Sakaguchi
movieThe Notorious Concubines
1968 · Ximen Qing
movieThe Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
movieHuman Torpedoes
1968
movieParole
1967 · Kenji Kijima
movieSing a Song of Sex
1967 · Ôtake
movieBy a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966 · Shunji Amemiya
movieLord Jim
1965 · Waris
movieThe Flame of Devotion
1964 · Takuji Yoshii
movie55 Days at Peking
1963 · Col. Shiba
movieRubber Band Pistol
1962 · , Director, Screenplay
movieTen Dark Women
1961 · Hanamaki
movieThe Big Wave
1961 · Toru
movieHer Brother
1960 · Son of Factory Owner
movieThe False Student
1960 · Sozo
movieKirai Kirai Kirai
1960