JI

Jūzō Itami

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor
Born May 15, 1933Died December 20, 1997 (64 years)
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.

Known For

  • Tampopo
  • A Taxing Woman
  • The Funeral
  • Minbo
  • Supermarket Woman
  • A Taxing Woman's Return
  • Sweet Home
  • The Family Game
  • Lord Jim
  • Sing a Song of Sex
  • Tales of a Golden Geisha
  • Woman in Witness Protection
  • Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
  • The Last Dance
  • A Quiet Life
  • The Makioka Sisters
  • Bumpkin Soup
  • Rubber Band Pistol
  • Private Collections
  • I Am a Cat
  • By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
  • No More Easy Life
  • The Flame of Devotion
  • Island of the Evil Spirits

Filmography

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