Directing
Jūzō Itami
Born 1933-05-15 · Kyoto, Japan · Died 1997-12-20
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 was murdered by the yakuza in December 1997.
Known for
The Funeral
55 Days at Peking
Lord Jim
Tampopo
Safari 5000
Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
The Family Game
Sing a Song of Sex
Human Torpedoes
The Last Dance
Island of the Evil Spirits
Supermarket Woman
Choji Snack Bar
The Makioka Sisters
Rubber Band Pistol
A Taxing Woman
A Taxing Woman's Return
Until Evening
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Woman in Witness Protection
A Quiet Life
Grass Labyrinth
Bumpkin Soup
The False Student
Sweet Home
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Ten Black Women
The Notorious Concubines
Heat Wave Island
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
The Making of "Tampopo"
Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
The Flame of Devotion
Making of Marusa No Onna
Parole
Making of Marusa No Onna 2
The Gentle Japanese
The Making of A-Ge-Man
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him