Quick Facts
Born:
1933-05-15
Birthplace:
Kyoto, Japan
Credits:
61 Total Roles
Jūzō Itami
Directing
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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.
Known For
55 Days at Peking
Col. Shiba
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Ransui Tokunaga
Lord Jim
Waris
The Makioka Sisters
Tatsuo
Sweet Home
Kenichi Yamamura
Private Collections
(segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
Grass Labyrinth
Principal / Priest / Old man
Sing a Song of Sex
Ôtake
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | "Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki MOVIE | Self |
| 2012 | Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made MOVIE | Self |
| 2012 | 'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete MOVIE | Self |
| 2011 | Itami Juzo Museum's "13" MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made MOVIE | Self |
| 2007 | Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | 北の国から 記憶 前編 MOVIE | Self |
| 1993 | Making of Daibyonin MOVIE | Self |
| 1992 | Convenience Jack MOVIE | Self |