Jūzō Itami
Directing · 64 years old
Kyoto, Japan
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
Kidnapping Blues
Walking Man
Baian the Assassin
Sahei Oumiya
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Shunji Amemiya
The Makioka Sisters
Tatsuo
Safari 5000
Grass Labyrinth
Principal / Priest / Old man
No More Easy Life
Takamizawa
Choji Snack Bar
Kawara
Her Brother
Son of Factory Owner
55 Days at Peking
Col. Shiba
The Flame of Devotion
Takuji Yoshii
The Family Game
Mr. Numata
Lord Jim
Waris
The False Student
Sozo
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Ransui Tokunaga
Sweet Home
Kenichi Yamamura
Heat Wave Island
Iino
Island of the Evil Spirits
Ryuhei Ochi
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Lawyer
Behind the Scenes
Tampopo
Director
Tampopo
Producer
A Quiet Life
Director
The Funeral
Director
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Writer
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Director
The Last Dance
Director
A Taxing Woman
Director
A Taxing Woman
Writer
Supermarket Woman
Director
A Taxing Woman's Return
Director
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Writer