Jūzō Itami
Directing·May 15, 1933·Kyoto, Japan
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetJūzō 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.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Woman in Witness Protection1997 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Supermarket Woman1996 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 A Quiet Life1995 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 The Last Dance1993 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion1992 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Tales of a Golden Geisha1990 · Director, Writer, Producer | Director, Writer, Producer |
 A Taxing Woman's Return1988 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 A Taxing Woman1987 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Tampopo1985 · Screenplay, Director, Producer | Screenplay, Director, Producer |
 The Funeral1984 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 Rubber Band Pistol1962 · Actor, Director, Screenplay | Actor, Director, Screenplay |