Jūzō Itami

Biography

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.

Filmografi

Lord Jim1965 · WarisOtoko wa damasareru1960 · Mudcat of Ginza1960 · 55 Days at Peking1963 · Col. ShibaPrivate Collections1979 · (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")The Makioka Sisters1983 · TatsuoTokyo 196X1968 · Kenkichi GodaiGreat SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'1989 · SelfThe Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case1979 · NarrationBumpkin Soup1985 · Professor HirayamaAdorable Schemers1961 · Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance1974 · Ransui TokunagaHer Brother1960 · Son of Factory OwnerSing a Song of Sex1967 · ÔtakeThe Family Game1983 · Kosuke NumataNo More Easy Life1979 · TakamizawaMacArthur's Children1984 · HatanoSweet Home1989 · Kenichi YamamuraPlay it, Boogie-Woogie1981 · LawyerTen Women in Black1961 · HanamakiIsland of the Evil Spirits1981 · Ryuhei OchiI Am a Cat1975 · MeiteiThe Notorious Concubines1968 · Ximen QingChoji Snack Bar1983 · Kawara