Jūzō Itami
57 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 15, 1933
- Died
- Dec 20, 1997 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as
- Ichizô Itami · Yoshihiro Ikeuchi · 池内義弘 · 伊丹一三
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.8 Tampopo
1985 · Film
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★ 6.4 A Taxing Woman's Return
1988 · Film
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★ 7.2 The Funeral
1984 · Film
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★ 6.7 A Taxing Woman
1987 · Film
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★ 6.7 Supermarket Woman
1996 · Film
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★ 7.0 Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992 · Film
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★ 6.2 Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 · Film
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★ 6.9 The Last Dance
1993 · Film
Jūzō Itami: movies and TV shows
Acting (48)
- 2003
- 1992
- 1991
- 1989 Sweet Home
as Kenichi Yamamura
- 1985 Bumpkin Soup
as Professor Hirayama
- 1984 MacArthur's Children
as Hatano
- 1984 Make-Up
as Kumakura
- 1983 Choji Snack Bar
as Kawara
- 1983 The Politicians
as Itakura
- 1983 The Makioka Sisters
as Tatsuo
- 1983 The Family Game
as Kosuke Numata
- 1982 Kidnapping Blues
as Walking Man
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981 Island of the Evil Spirits
as Ryuhei Ochi
- 1981 Baian the Assassin
as Sahei Oumiya
- 1981 Play it, Boogie-Woogie
as Lawyer
- 1980 Until Evening
as Sasa
- 1979 No More Easy Life
as Takamizawa
- 1979 Grass Labyrinth
as Principal / Priest / Old man
- 1979 The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case
as Narration
- 1979 Private Collections
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
- 1975 I Am a Cat
as Meitei
- 1974 My Way
as Dr. Takagi
- 1974 Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
as Ransui Tokunaga
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1969 Heat Wave Island
as Iino
- 1969
- 1969 Safari 5000
as Kenichi Nomura
- 1968 Even If Life Withers
as Shinji Sakaguchi
- 1968 Tokyo 196X
as Kenkichi Godai
- 1968 The Notorious Concubines
as Ximen Qing
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967 Parole
as Kenji Kijima
- 1967 Sing a Song of Sex
as Ôtake
- 1966 By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
as Shunji Amemiya
- 1965 Lord Jim
as Waris
- 1964 The Flame of Devotion
as Takuji Yoshii
- 1963 55 Days at Peking
as Col. Shiba
- 1962
- 1961 Ten Women in Black
as Hanamaki
- 1961 The Big Wave
as Toru
- 1960 Her Brother
as Son of Factory Owner
- 1960 The False Student
as Sozo
- 1960
Behind the camera (12)
- 1997 Woman in Witness Protection
Director, Screenplay
- 1996 Supermarket Woman
Director, Screenplay
- 1995 A Quiet Life
Director, Screenplay
- 1993 The Last Dance
Director, Screenplay
- 1992 Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Writer, Director
- 1990 Tales of a Golden Geisha
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1989 Sweet Home
Executive Producer
- 1988 A Taxing Woman's Return
Director, Screenplay
- 1987 A Taxing Woman
Writer, Director
- 1985 Tampopo
Producer, Screenplay, Director
- 1984 The Funeral
Director, Screenplay
- 1962 Rubber Band Pistol
Director, Screenplay
Talk shows and appearances (14)
- 2012 Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
1 episode
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011
- 2007
- 2007
- 1993
- 1992
- 1990
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986