Jūzō Itami
DirectingAlso Known As
Ichizô Itami, Jûzô Itami, 이타미 주조, Itami Juzo, Itami Jūzō
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.
Movies
(59 total)
55 Days at Peking
as Col. Shiba
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
as Ransui Tokunaga
Lord Jim
as Waris
The Makioka Sisters
as Tatsuo
Sweet Home
as Kenichi Yamamura
Private Collections
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
Grass Labyrinth
as Principal / Priest / Old man
Sing a Song of Sex
as Ôtake
The Family Game
as Mr. Numata
Her Brother
as Son of Factory Owner
Bumpkin Soup
as Professor Hirayama
Ten Dark Women
as Hanamaki
MacArthur's Children
as Hatano
The False Student
as Sozo
The Flame of Devotion
as Takuji Yoshii
Island of the Evil Spirits
as Ryuhei Ochi
I Am a Cat
as Meitei
My Way
as Dr. Takagi
TV Shows
(2 total)
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
as Self (archive footage)
