Actor
· Directing
Jūzō Itami
Born 1933-05-15
Died 1997-12-20
📍 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.
Filmography 56
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
as Self (archive footage)
2007
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
Making of Daibyonin
as Self
1993
Convenience Jack
1992
The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
as Self
1992
Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
1991
The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
as Self
1990
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
as Self
1989
Sweet Home
as Kenichi Yamamura
1989
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
as Self
1988
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
as Self
1987
The Making of "Tampopo"
as Self
1986
Bumpkin Soup
as Professor Hirayama
1985
MacArthur's Children
as Hatano
1984
Make-Up
as Kumakura
1984
Choji Snack Bar
as Kawara
1983
The Politicians
as Itakura
1983
The Makioka Sisters
as Tatsuo
1983
The Family Game
as Mr. Numata
1983
Kidnapping Blues
as Walking Man
1982
Onna no naka no akuma
1982
Toge no Gunzo
1982
Island of the Evil Spirits
as Ryuhei Ochi
1981
Baian the Assassin
as Sahei Oumiya
1981
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
as Lawyer
1981
Until Evening
as Sasa
1980
No More Easy Life
as Takamizawa
1979
Grass Labyrinth
as Principal / Priest / Old man
1979
Private Collections
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
1979
I Am a Cat
as Meitei
1975
My Way
as Dr. Takagi
1974
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
as Ransui Tokunaga
1974
Sweet Secret
1971
The Gentle Japanese
1971
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970
Heat Wave Island
as Iino
1969
Team of Ruffians
1969
Safari 5000
1969
Even If Life Withers
as Shinji Sakaguchi
1968
The Notorious Concubines
as Ximen Qing
1968
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Human Torpedoes
1968
Parole
as Kenji Kijima
1967
Sing a Song of Sex
as Ôtake
1967
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
as Shunji Amemiya
1966
Lord Jim
as Waris
1965
The Flame of Devotion
as Takuji Yoshii
1964
55 Days at Peking
as Col. Shiba
1963
Rubber Band Pistol
1962
Ten Dark Women
as Hanamaki
1961
The Big Wave
as Toru
1961
Her Brother
as Son of Factory Owner
1960
The False Student
as Sozo
1960
Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960