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

  • Convenience Jack

    Convenience Jack

  • Lord Jim

    Lord Jim

  • Bumpkin Soup

    Bumpkin Soup

  • Private Collections

    Private Collections

  • 55 Days at Peking

    55 Days at Peking

  • Play it, Boogie-Woogie

    Play it, Boogie-Woogie

  • Sing a Song of Sex

    Sing a Song of Sex

  • The Family Game

    The Family Game

  • Her Brother

    Her Brother

  • Grass Labyrinth

    Grass Labyrinth

  • Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

  • The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

  • Ten Dark Women

    Ten Dark Women

  • The False Student

    The False Student

  • Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

    Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

  • Safari 5000

    Safari 5000

  • Make-Up

    Make-Up

  • The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

  • No More Easy Life

    No More Easy Life

  • By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

    By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

  • Sweet Home

    Sweet Home

  • The Flame of Devotion

    The Flame of Devotion

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

    Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target

  • Choji Snack Bar

    Choji Snack Bar

  • Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

  • Until Evening

    Until Evening

  • The Politicians

    The Politicians

  • Kirai Kirai Kirai

    Kirai Kirai Kirai

  • I Am a Cat

    I Am a Cat

  • Island of the Evil Spirits

    Island of the Evil Spirits

  • Even If Life Withers

    Even If Life Withers

  • The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

  • Parole

    Parole

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

    The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"

  • The Notorious Concubines

    The Notorious Concubines

  • Kidnapping Blues

    Kidnapping Blues

  • My Way

    My Way

  • Baian the Assassin

    Baian the Assassin

  • MacArthur's Children

    MacArthur's Children

  • 北の国から 記憶 前編

    北の国から 記憶 前編

  • Team of Ruffians

    Team of Ruffians

  • Making of Daibyonin

    Making of Daibyonin

  • Toge no Gunzo

    Toge no Gunzo

  • The Making of "A Taxing Woman"

    The Making of "A Taxing Woman"

  • The Big Wave

    The Big Wave

  • Onna no naka no akuma

    Onna no naka no akuma

  • A Young Man's Stronghold

    A Young Man's Stronghold

  • The Making of "Tampopo"

    The Making of "Tampopo"

  • Sweet Secret

    Sweet Secret

  • The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"

    The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"

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

    Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

  • Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna

    Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna

  • Itami Juzo Museum's "13"

    Itami Juzo Museum's "13"

  • Heat Wave Island

    Heat Wave Island

  • Rubber Band Pistol

    Rubber Band Pistol

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

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

  • 'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete

    'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete

  • "Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki

    "Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki

  • 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