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Jūzō Itami
Director

Jūzō Itami

15 May 1933Born
20 Dec 1997Died
64Age at death
58Credits

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

Filmography

  1. 2003北の国から 記憶 前編Film
  2. 1997Woman in Witness ProtectionFilm: Director, Screenplay
  3. 1996Supermarket WomanFilm: Director, Screenplay
  4. 1995A Quiet LifeFilm: Director, Screenplay
  5. 1993The Last DanceFilm: Director, Screenplay
  6. 1992Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionFilm: Writer, Director
  7. 1992Convenience JackFilm
  8. 1991Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver TargetFilm
  9. 1990Tales of a Golden GeishaFilm: Writer, Director
  10. 1989Sweet HomeFilm: Kenichi Yamamura
  11. 1988A Taxing Woman's ReturnFilm: Director, Screenplay
  12. 1987A Taxing WomanFilm: Director, Writer
  13. 1985TampopoFilm: Director, Screenplay
  14. 1985Bumpkin SoupFilm: Professor Hirayama
  15. 1984The FuneralFilm: Director, Screenplay
  16. 1984MacArthur's ChildrenFilm: Hatano
  17. 1984Make-UpFilm: Kumakura
  18. 1983Choji Snack BarFilm: Kawara
  19. 1983The PoliticiansFilm: Itakura
  20. 1983The Makioka SistersFilm: Tatsuo
  21. 1983The Family GameFilm: Kosuke Numata
  22. 1982Kidnapping BluesFilm: Walking Man
  23. 1982Onna no naka no akumaFilm
  24. 1982Toge no GunzoSeries (50 episodes)
  25. 1981Island of the Evil SpiritsFilm: Ryuhei Ochi
  26. 1981Baian the AssassinFilm: Sahei Oumiya
  27. 1981Play it, Boogie-WoogieFilm: Lawyer
  28. 1980Until EveningFilm: Sasa
  29. 1979No More Easy LifeFilm: Takamizawa
  30. 1979Grass LabyrinthFilm: Principal / Priest / Old man
  31. 1979The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu caseFilm: Narration
  32. 1979Private CollectionsFilm: (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
  33. 1975I Am a CatFilm: Meitei
  34. 1974My WayFilm: Dr. Takagi
  35. 1974Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of VengeanceFilm: Ransui Tokunaga
  36. 1971Sweet SecretFilm
  37. 1971The Gentle JapaneseFilm
  38. 1970A Young Man's StrongholdFilm
  39. 1969Heat Wave IslandFilm: Iino
  40. 1969Team of RuffiansFilm
  41. 1969Safari 5000Film: Kenichi Nomura
  42. 1968Even If Life WithersFilm: Shinji Sakaguchi
  43. 1968Tokyo 196XFilm: Kenkichi Godai
  44. 1968The Notorious ConcubinesFilm: Ximen Qing
  45. 1968The Young Eagles of the KamikazeFilm
  46. 1968Human TorpedoesFilm
  47. 1967ParoleFilm: Kenji Kijima
  48. 1967Sing a Song of SexFilm: Ôtake
  49. 1966By a Man's Face Shall You Know HimFilm: Shunji Amemiya
  50. 1965Lord JimFilm: Waris
  51. 1964The Flame of DevotionFilm: Takuji Yoshii
  52. 196355 Days at PekingFilm: Col. Shiba
  53. 1962Rubber Band PistolFilm: Director, Screenplay
  54. 1961Ten Women in BlackFilm: Hanamaki
  55. 1961The Big WaveFilm: Toru
  56. 1960Her BrotherFilm: Son of Factory Owner
  57. 1960The False StudentFilm: Sozo
  58. 1960Kirai Kirai KiraiFilm

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