Jūzō Itami
Directing
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.
Born: May 15, 1933
Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Kenichi Yamamura
as Self
as Professor Hirayama
as Hatano
as Kumakura
as Kawara
as Itakura
as Tatsuo
as Mr. Numata
as Walking Man
as Ryuhei Ochi
as Sahei Oumiya
as Lawyer
as Sasa
as Takamizawa
as Principal / Priest / Old man
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
as Meitei
as Dr. Takagi
as Ransui Tokunaga
as Iino
as Shinji Sakaguchi
as Ximen Qing
as Kenji Kijima
as Ôtake
as Shunji Amemiya
as Waris
as Takuji Yoshii
as Col. Shiba
as Hanamaki
as Toru
as Son of Factory Owner
as Sozo