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BornMay 15, 1933
DiedDecember 20, 1997 (age 64)
Place of birthKyoto, Japan
Film credits60
Jūzō Itami
DeceasedKnown for Directing
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.
Filmography
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"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
2012
as Self
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'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete
2012
as Self
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Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
2012
as Self
Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
2011
as Self (archive footage)
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Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made
2007
as Self
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007
as Self (archive footage)
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
Making of Daibyonin
1993
as Self
Convenience Jack
1992
The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
1992
as Self
Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
1991
The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
1990
as Self
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
1989
as Self
Sweet Home
1989
as Kenichi Yamamura
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
1988
as Self
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
1987
as Self
The Making of "Tampopo"
1986
as Self
Bumpkin Soup
1985
as Professor Hirayama
MacArthur's Children
1984
as Hatano
Make-Up
1984
as Kumakura
Choji Snack Bar
1983
as Kawara
The Politicians
1983
as Itakura
The Makioka Sisters
1983
as Tatsuo
The Family Game
1983
as Kosuke Numata