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