Jūzō Itami
Known for Directing · 61 credits
- Born
- 1933-05-15
- Died
- 1997-12-20
- Place of birth
- Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as
- Ichizô Itami · Jûzô Itami · Itami Juzo · Itami Jūzō · Yoshihiro Ikeuchi · Ikeuchi Yoshihiro
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (59)
55 Days at Peking
1963
as Col. Shiba
Ten Dark Women
1961
as Hanamaki
Her Brother
1960
as Son of Factory Owner
Sing a Song of Sex
1967
as Ôtake
Lord Jim
1965
as Waris
Safari 5000
1969
The Family Game
1983
as Mr. Numata
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
as Lawyer
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974
as Ransui Tokunaga
The Politicians
1983
as Itakura
Choji Snack Bar
1983
as Kawara
Bumpkin Soup
1985
as Professor Hirayama
The Makioka Sisters
1983
as Tatsuo
Sweet Home
1989
as Kenichi Yamamura
Grass Labyrinth
1979
as Principal / Priest / Old man
I Am a Cat
1975
as Meitei
Private Collections
1979
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
Island of the Evil Spirits
1981
as Ryuhei Ochi
The False Student
1960
as Sozo
Human Torpedoes
1968
The Notorious Concubines
1968
as Ximen Qing
Parole
1967
as Kenji Kijima
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Kidnapping Blues
1982
as Walking Man
No More Easy Life
1979
as Takamizawa
My Way
1974
as Dr. Takagi
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
as Shunji Amemiya
MacArthur's Children
1984
as Hatano
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Gentle Japanese
1971
Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960
The Flame of Devotion
1964
as Takuji Yoshii
Baian the Assassin
1981
as Sahei Oumiya
Team of Ruffians
1969
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
1987
as Self
Sweet Secret
1971
Heat Wave Island
1969
as Iino
Make-Up
1984
as Kumakura
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970
Onna no naka no akuma
1982
Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
1991
Convenience Jack
1992
The Big Wave
1961
as Toru
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
1988
as Self
Making of Daibyonin
1993
as Self
Even If Life Withers
1968
as Shinji Sakaguchi
Until Evening
1980
as Sasa
The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
1992
as Self
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
1989
as Self
The Making of "Tampopo"
1986
as Self
The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
1990
as Self
"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
2012
as Self
Rubber Band Pistol
1962
Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
2012
as Self
Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case
1979
as Narration
Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made
2007
as Self
'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete
2012
as Self
About Jūzō Itami
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. With 61 credits spanning from 1960 to 2012, Jūzō Itami has appeared in 59 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jūzō Itami Movies
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) — as Col. Shiba
- Ten Dark Women (1961) — as Hanamaki
- Her Brother (1960) — as Son of Factory Owner
- Sing a Song of Sex (1967) — as Ôtake
- Lord Jim (1965) — as Waris
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