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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Sweet Secret
1971
Private Collections
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
1979
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
as Ransui Tokunaga
1974
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970
The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
as Self
1990
The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
as Self
1992
Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Sing a Song of Sex
as Ôtake
1967
Her Brother
as Son of Factory Owner
1960
No More Easy Life
as Takamizawa
1979
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
as Self
1987
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
as Self
1988
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
as Self
1989
Kidnapping Blues
as Walking Man
1982
Making of Daibyonin
as Self
1993
My Way
as Dr. Takagi
1974
Onna no naka no akuma
1982
55 Days at Peking
as Col. Shiba
1963
MacArthur's Children
as Hatano
1984
Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made
as Self
2007
