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Jūzō Itami

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthdate

1933-05-15

Day of Death

1997-12-20

Place of Birth

Kyoto, Japan

Jūzō Itami

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.

Filmography (59)

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⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki

2012
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Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made

2012
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'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete

2012
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Itami Juzo Museum's "13"

2011
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Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made

2007
⭐ 5.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

2007
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

北の国から 記憶 前編

2003
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Making of Daibyonin

1993
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Convenience Jack

1992
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The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"

1992
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Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target

1991
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The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"

1990
⭐ 4.2 Role: Self

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

1989
⭐ 6.4 Role: Kenichi Yamamura

Sweet Home

1989
⭐ 5.1 Role: Self

The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"

1988