Jūzō Itami
Directing
1933-05-15 · 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(61)
movieThe Family Game
as Mr. Numata · 1983 · 6.8
movieKidnapping Blues
as Walking Man · 1982 · 8.0
movieOnna no naka no akuma
as · 1982 · 0.0
tvToge no Gunzo
as · 1982 · 0.0
movieIsland of the Evil Spirits
as Ryuhei Ochi · 1981 · 6.2
movieBaian the Assassin
as Sahei Oumiya · 1981 · 8.0
moviePlay it, Boogie-Woogie
as Lawyer · 1981 · 8.0
movieUntil Evening
as Sasa · 1980 · 7.0
movieNo More Easy Life
as Takamizawa · 1979 · 7.3
movieGrass Labyrinth
as Principal / Priest / Old man · 1979 · 7.2
movieThe Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case
as Narration · 1979 · 0.0
moviePrivate Collections
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu") · 1979 · 6.0
movieI Am a Cat
as Meitei · 1975 · 4.0
movieMy Way
as Dr. Takagi · 1974 · 6.0
movieLady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
as Ransui Tokunaga · 1974 · 6.4
movieSweet Secret
as · 1971 · 0.0
movieThe Gentle Japanese
as · 1971 · 10.0
movieA Young Man's Stronghold
as · 1970 · 10.0
movieHeat Wave Island
as Iino · 1969 · 7.0
movieTeam of Ruffians
as · 1969 · 0.0
movieSafari 5000
as · 1969 · 7.3
movieEven If Life Withers
as Shinji Sakaguchi · 1968 · 7.0
movieThe Notorious Concubines
as Ximen Qing · 1968 · 4.0
movieThe Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
as · 1968 · 7.7