Jūzō Itami
Directing
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
Directing11
movieSupermarket Woman
1996
Director
movieA Quiet Life
1995
Director
movieThe Last Dance
1993
Director
movieA Taxing Woman's Return
1988
Director
movieA Taxing Woman
1987
Director
movieTampopo
1985
Director
movieThe Funeral
1984
Director
movieRubber Band Pistol
1962
Director
Acting61
tvKodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
2012
Self (archive footage)
Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
2012
Self
movieItami Juzo Museum's "13"
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieJuzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieSweet Home
1989
Kenichi Yamamura
movieBumpkin Soup
1985
Professor Hirayama
movieMake-Up
1984
Kumakura
movieChoji Snack Bar
1983
Kawara
movieThe Politicians
1983
Itakura
movieThe Family Game
1983
Mr. Numata
movieKidnapping Blues
1982
Walking Man
movieIsland of the Evil Spirits
1981
Ryuhei Ochi
movieBaian the Assassin
1981
Sahei Oumiya
movieNo More Easy Life
1979
Takamizawa
movieGrass Labyrinth
1979
Principal / Priest / Old man
moviePrivate Collections
1979
(segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
movieI Am a Cat
1975
Meitei
movieMy Way
1974
Dr. Takagi
movieLady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974
Ransui Tokunaga
movieEven If Life Withers
1968
Shinji Sakaguchi
movieThe Notorious Concubines
1968
Ximen Qing
movieParole
1967
Kenji Kijima
movieBy a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
Shunji Amemiya
movieLord Jim
1965
Waris
movieThe Flame of Devotion
1964
Takuji Yoshii
movie55 Days at Peking
1963
Col. Shiba
movieTen Dark Women
1961
Hanamaki
movieHer Brother
1960
Son of Factory Owner
Writing11
movieWoman in Witness Protection
1997
Screenplay
movieSupermarket Woman
1996
Screenplay
movieA Quiet Life
1995
Screenplay
movieThe Last Dance
1993
Screenplay
movieA Taxing Woman's Return
1988
Screenplay
movieA Taxing Woman
1987
Writer
movieTampopo
1985
Screenplay
movieThe Funeral
1984
Screenplay
movieRubber Band Pistol
1962
Screenplay
Production3
movieSweet Home
1989
Executive Producer
movieTampopo
1985
Producer