Jūzō Itami
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 15, 1933
- Died
- December 20, 1997 (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Woman in Witness Protection
Movie · Director
Supermarket Woman
Movie · Director
San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku
TV · Director · 1 ep
A Quiet Life
Movie · Director
The Last Dance
Movie · Director
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Movie · Director
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Movie · Director
A Taxing Woman's Return
Movie · Director
A Taxing Woman
Movie · Director
Tampopo
Movie · Director
The Funeral
Movie · Director
Rubber Band Pistol
Movie · Director