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Jūzō Itami

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1933-05-05

Deathday: 1997-12-20 (64 years old)

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 was murdered by the yakuza in December 1997.

Filmography

all 72

Movies 67

self 14

Director 10

TV Shows 5

Producer 1

Self

Jūzō Itami

Biography

Filmography

all 72

Movies 67

self 14

Director 10

TV Shows 5

Producer 1

Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna (2012)

Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made (2012)

'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete (2012)

"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki (2012)

Itami Juzo Museum's "13" (2011)

Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces (2007)

Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made (2007)

北の国から 記憶 前編 (2003)

Woman in Witness Protection (1997)

Supermarket Woman (1996)

A Quiet Life (1995)

The Last Dance (1993)

Making of Daibyonin (1993)

Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)

Making of Minbo No Onna (1992)

Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target (1991)

Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)

The Making of A-Ge-Man (1990)

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home' (1989)

Sweet Home (1989)

Making of Marusa No Onna 2 (1988)

A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)

Making of Marusa No Onna (1987)

A Taxing Woman (1987)

The Making of "Tampopo" (1986)

Tampopo (1985)

Bumpkin Soup (1985)

Waves of Spring (1985)

The Funeral (1984)

MacArthur's Children (1984)

Make-Up (1984)

Choji Snack Bar (1983)

The Makioka Sisters (1983)

The Family Game (1983)

Kidnapping Blues (1982)

Onna no naka no akuma (1982)

Toge no Gunzo (1982)

Island of the Evil Spirits (1981)

Baian the Assassin (1981)

Play it, Boogie-Woogie (1981)

Until Evening (1980)

Fujin no Mon (1980)

No More Easy Life (1979)

Private Collections (1979)

Grass Labyrinth (1979)

I Am a Cat (1975)

My Way (1974)

Younger Sister (1974)

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)

Sweet Secret (1971)

The Gentle Japanese (1971)

A Young Man's Stronghold (1970)

Heat Wave Island (1969)

Team of Ruffians (1969)

Safari 5000 (1969)

Even If Life Withers (1968)

The Notorious Concubines (1968)

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968)

Human Torpedoes (1968)

Parole (1967)

コメットさん (1967)

Sing a Song of Sex (1967)

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966)

Lord Jim (1965)

The Flame of Devotion (1964)

55 Days at Peking (1963)

Rubber Band Pistol (1962)

Ten Dark Women (1961)

The Big Wave (1961)

Her Brother (1960)

The False Student (1960)

北の国から記憶前編 (2003)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1933-05-05

Deathday
1997-12-20 (64 years old)

Birth Name
池内義弘

Birth Place
Ukyō-ku, Japan

Height
180-centimeter

Relationships
Nobuko Miyamoto (1969-01-01 - 1997-01-01)

Children
Mansaku Ikeuchi

Father
Mansaku Itami

Relatives
Kenzaburō Ōe

Citizenships
Japan

Also Known As
Ichizô Itami, Jûzô Itami, 伊丹十三, 이타미 주조, Itami Juzo, Itami Jūzō, Yoshihiro Ikeuchi, Ikeuchi Yoshihiro, 池内義弘, Itami Juuzou, Juuzou Itami, Juzo Itami

Awards
Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director