Jūzō Itami
Directing
Born May 15, 1933 in Kyoto, Japan
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
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
Self (archive footage)
Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
Self (archive footage)
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
Self (archive footage)
北の国から 記憶 前編
Woman in Witness Protection
Supermarket Woman
A Quiet Life
The Last Dance
Making of Daibyonin
Self
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Convenience Jack
The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
Self
Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
Tales of a Golden Geisha
The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
Self
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
Self
Sweet Home
Kenichi Yamamura
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
Self
A Taxing Woman's Return
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
Self
A Taxing Woman
The Making of "Tampopo"
Self
Tampopo
Bumpkin Soup
Professor Hirayama
The Funeral
MacArthur's Children
Hatano
Make-Up
Kumakura
Choji Snack Bar
Kawara
The Politicians
Itakura
The Makioka Sisters
Tatsuo
The Family Game
Mr. Numata
Kidnapping Blues
Walking Man
Onna no naka no akuma
Toge no Gunzo
Island of the Evil Spirits
Ryuhei Ochi
Baian the Assassin
Sahei Oumiya
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Lawyer
Until Evening
Sasa
No More Easy Life
Takamizawa
Grass Labyrinth
Principal / Priest / Old man
Private Collections
(segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
I Am a Cat
Meitei
My Way
Dr. Takagi
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Ransui Tokunaga
Sweet Secret
The Gentle Japanese
A Young Man's Stronghold
Heat Wave Island
Iino
Team of Ruffians
Safari 5000
Even If Life Withers
Shinji Sakaguchi
The Notorious Concubines
Ximen Qing
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Human Torpedoes
Parole
Kenji Kijima
Sing a Song of Sex
Ôtake
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Shunji Amemiya
Lord Jim
Waris
The Flame of Devotion
Takuji Yoshii
55 Days at Peking
Col. Shiba
Rubber Band Pistol
Ten Dark Women
Hanamaki
The Big Wave
Toru
Her Brother
Son of Factory Owner
The False Student
Sozo
Kirai Kirai Kirai