Jūzō Itami
Known for DirectingBorn 1933-05-15Died 1997-12-20Kyoto, Japan
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Make-Up
1984 · Movie
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The Gentle Japanese
1971 · Movie
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A Young Man's Stronghold
1970 · Movie
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The Big Wave
1961 · Movie
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Parole
1967 · Movie
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By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966 · Movie
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Kidnapping Blues
1982 · Movie
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Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1981 · Movie
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Baian the Assassin
1981 · Movie
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Tampopo
1985 · Movie
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Choji Snack Bar
1983 · Movie
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A Quiet Life
1995 · Movie
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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968 · Movie
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The Makioka Sisters
1983 · Movie
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No More Easy Life
1979 · Movie
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The Funeral
1984 · Movie
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Grass Labyrinth
1979 · Movie
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Safari 5000
1969 · Movie
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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992 · Movie
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The Last Dance
1993 · Movie
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Until Evening
1980 · Movie
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Heat Wave Island
1969 · Movie
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Human Torpedoes
1968 · Movie
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Even If Life Withers
1968 · Movie
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The Family Game
1983 · Movie
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Her Brother
1960 · Movie
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Supermarket Woman
1996 · Movie
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A Taxing Woman
1987 · Movie
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55 Days at Peking
1963 · Movie
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Lord Jim
1965 · Movie
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The Flame of Devotion
1964 · Movie
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The False Student
1960 · Movie
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Sweet Home
1989 · Movie
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A Taxing Woman's Return
1988 · Movie
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Woman in Witness Protection
1997 · Movie
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Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Movie
"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
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"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
2012 · Movie
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Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 · Movie
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Island of the Evil Spirits
1981 · Movie
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Private Collections
1979 · Movie
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My Way
1974 · Movie
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Sing a Song of Sex
1967 · Movie
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Ten Dark Women
1961 · Movie
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MacArthur's Children
1984 · Movie
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Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007 · Movie
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The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
1988 · Movie
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Bumpkin Soup
1985 · Movie
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Rubber Band Pistol
1962 · Movie