Jūzō Itami
Known For
Directing
Born
1933-05-15 in Kyoto, Japan
Died
1997-12-20
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.
Most Known For
Lord Jim
as Waris
Private Collections
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
Toge no Gunzo
55 Days at Peking
as Col. Shiba
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
as Self (archive footage)
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
as Lawyer
Sing a Song of Sex
as Ôtake
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
as Self
The Makioka Sisters
as Tatsuo
Bumpkin Soup
as Professor Hirayama
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
as Ransui Tokunaga
The Politicians
as Itakura
Her Brother
as Son of Factory Owner
Human Torpedoes
Choji Snack Bar
as Kawara
Sweet Home
as Kenichi Yamamura
Island of the Evil Spirits
as Ryuhei Ochi
Grass Labyrinth
as Principal / Priest / Old man
The Family Game
as Mr. Numata
Make-Up
as Kumakura