Jūzō Itami

Known for

Directing

Born

May 15, 1933

Died

Dec 20, 1997

From

Kyoto, 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.

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55 Days at Peking

19636.9out of 10

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

19746.4out of 10

Lord Jim

19656.8out of 10

The Makioka Sisters

19837.4out of 10

Private Collections

19795.9out of 10

Sweet Home

19896.4out of 10

Grass Labyrinth

19797.3out of 10

Sing a Song of Sex

19676.0out of 10

The Family Game

19836.9out of 10

Her Brother

19607.1out of 10

Bumpkin Soup

19855.3out of 10

Ten Women in Black

19615.9out of 10

MacArthur's Children

19845.5out of 10

Rubber Band Pistol

19625.0out of 10

The False Student

19606.7out of 10

Island of the Evil Spirits

19816.2out of 10

Choji Snack Bar

19837.2out of 10

The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"

19885.1out of 10