Jūzō Itami
1933-05-15 (1933)Kyoto, JapanDirecting
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
Toge no Gunzo
TV • 1982
Lord Jim
MOVIE • 1965
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
TV • 2012
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
MOVIE • 1981
Private Collections
MOVIE • 1979
The Makioka Sisters
MOVIE • 1983
55 Days at Peking
MOVIE • 1963
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
MOVIE • 1974
Heat Wave Island
MOVIE • 1969
Choji Snack Bar
MOVIE • 1983
Island of the Evil Spirits
MOVIE • 1981
My Way
MOVIE • 1974
Her Brother
MOVIE • 1960
Sweet Home
MOVIE • 1989
The Notorious Concubines
MOVIE • 1968
Sing a Song of Sex
MOVIE • 1967
Safari 5000
MOVIE • 1969
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
MOVIE • 1966