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.
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Films
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TV Shows
11
Crew Credits
Known For
56 Credits
Lord Jim
as Waris
1965
Toge no Gunzo
1982
Private Collections
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
1979
55 Days at Peking
as Col. Shiba
1963
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Sweet Home
as Kenichi Yamamura
1989
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
as Lawyer
1981
MacArthur's Children
as Hatano
1984
Human Torpedoes
1968
Grass Labyrinth
as Principal / Priest / Old man
1979
Sing a Song of Sex
as Ôtake
1967
Island of the Evil Spirits
as Ryuhei Ochi
1981
Behind the Camera
11 Credits
Tampopo
Director, Producer
1985
A Taxing Woman
Director, Writer
1987
A Taxing Woman's Return
Director
1988
The Funeral
Director
1984
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Director, Writer, Producer
1990
Woman in Witness Protection
Director
1997
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Director, Writer
1992
Supermarket Woman
Director
1996
The Last Dance
Director, Writer
1993
A Quiet Life
Director, Writer
1995
Rubber Band Pistol
Director
1962