Jūzō Itami

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-05-15

Day of death

1997-12-20 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Kyoto, Japan

Jūzō Itami

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

  • 55 Days at Peking

    55 Days at Peking

  • Lord Jim

    Lord Jim

  • Toge no Gunzo

    Toge no Gunzo

  • Sing a Song of Sex

    Sing a Song of Sex

  • Island of the Evil Spirits

    Island of the Evil Spirits

  • Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

  • The Family Game

    The Family Game

  • No More Easy Life

    No More Easy Life

  • Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target

    Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target

  • The Big Wave

    The Big Wave

  • MacArthur's Children

    MacArthur's Children

  • Bumpkin Soup

    Bumpkin Soup

  • Grass Labyrinth

    Grass Labyrinth

  • The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

  • Play it, Boogie-Woogie

    Play it, Boogie-Woogie

  • A Young Man's Stronghold

    A Young Man's Stronghold

  • Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

    Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

  • Making of Daibyonin

    Making of Daibyonin

  • The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

  • The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

  • Until Evening

    Until Evening

  • Kidnapping Blues

    Kidnapping Blues

  • Baian the Assassin

    Baian the Assassin

  • Sweet Home

    Sweet Home

  • Ten Dark Women

    Ten Dark Women

  • Kirai Kirai Kirai

    Kirai Kirai Kirai

  • The Notorious Concubines

    The Notorious Concubines

  • Even If Life Withers

    Even If Life Withers

  • Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

  • The Making of "A Taxing Woman"

    The Making of "A Taxing Woman"

  • I Am a Cat

    I Am a Cat

  • The False Student

    The False Student

  • Choji Snack Bar

    Choji Snack Bar

  • Heat Wave Island

    Heat Wave Island

  • My Way

    My Way

  • Her Brother

    Her Brother

  • Safari 5000

    Safari 5000

  • Parole

    Parole

  • The Making of "Tampopo"

    The Making of "Tampopo"

  • The Politicians

    The Politicians

  • 北の国から 記憶 前編

    北の国から 記憶 前編

  • The Flame of Devotion

    The Flame of Devotion

  • Sweet Secret

    Sweet Secret

  • Team of Ruffians

    Team of Ruffians

  • The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"

    The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"

  • The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"

    The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"

  • Onna no naka no akuma

    Onna no naka no akuma

  • By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

    By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

  • Make-Up

    Make-Up

  • Itami Juzo Museum's "13"

    Itami Juzo Museum's "13"

  • Convenience Jack

    Convenience Jack

  • Private Collections

    Private Collections

  • Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna

    Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna

  • The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"

    The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"

  • Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

    Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

  • Rubber Band Pistol

    Rubber Band Pistol

  • 'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete

    'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete

  • Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made

    Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made

  • Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made

    Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made

  • "Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki

    "Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki