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 Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
2012
Self
Details 'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete
2012
Self
Details "Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
2012
Self
Details Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
2011
Self (archive footage)
Details Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made
2007
Self
Details Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007
Self (archive footage)
Details 北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
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Details Making of Daibyonin
1993
Self
Details Convenience Jack
1992
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Details The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
1992
Self
Details Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
1991
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Details The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
1990
Self
Details Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
1989
Self
Details Sweet Home
1989
Kenichi Yamamura
Details The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
1988
Self
Details The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
1987
Self
Details The Making of "Tampopo"
1986
Self
Details Bumpkin Soup
1985
Professor Hirayama
Details MacArthur's Children
1984
Hatano
Details The Makioka Sisters
1983
Tatsuo
Details The Family Game
1983
Mr. Numata
Details Kidnapping Blues
1982
Walking Man
Details Onna no naka no akuma
1982
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Details Island of the Evil Spirits
1981
Ryuhei Ochi
Details Baian the Assassin
1981
Sahei Oumiya
Details Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981
Lawyer
Details No More Easy Life
1979
Takamizawa
Details Private Collections
1979
(segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
Details Grass Labyrinth
1979
Principal / Priest / Old man
Details Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974
Ransui Tokunaga
Details Sweet Secret
1971
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Details The Gentle Japanese
1971
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Details A Young Man's Stronghold
1970
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Details Team of Ruffians
1969
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Details Safari 5000
1969
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Details Even If Life Withers
1968
Shinji Sakaguchi
Details The Notorious Concubines
1968
Ximen Qing
Details The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
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Details Human Torpedoes
1968
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Details Sing a Song of Sex
1967
Ôtake
Details By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
Shunji Amemiya
Details The Flame of Devotion
1964
Takuji Yoshii
Details 55 Days at Peking
1963
Col. Shiba
Details Rubber Band Pistol
1962
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Details Her Brother
1960
Son of Factory Owner
Details Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960
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