Jūzō Itami
Directing
- Born:
- 1933-05-15
- Died:
- 1997-12-20
- Place of birth:
- Kyoto, Japan
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
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete
Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
北の国から 記憶 前編
Making of Daibyonin
Convenience Jack
The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
Sweet Home
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
The Making of "Tampopo"
Bumpkin Soup
MacArthur's Children
Make-Up
Choji Snack Bar
The Politicians
The Makioka Sisters
The Family Game
Kidnapping Blues
Onna no naka no akuma
Toge no Gunzo
Island of the Evil Spirits
Baian the Assassin
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Until Evening
No More Easy Life
Grass Labyrinth
The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case
Private Collections
I Am a Cat
My Way
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Sweet Secret
The Gentle Japanese
A Young Man's Stronghold
Heat Wave Island
Team of Ruffians
Safari 5000
Even If Life Withers
Tokyo 196X
The Notorious Concubines
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Human Torpedoes
Parole
Sing a Song of Sex
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Lord Jim
The Flame of Devotion
55 Days at Peking
Rubber Band Pistol
Ten Women in Black
The Big Wave
Her Brother
The False Student
Mudcat of Ginza
Otoko wa damasareru
Kirai Kirai Kirai