Jūzō Itami

About

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

Toge no GunzoSeries • 1982TampopoMovie • 1985A Taxing WomanMovie • 198755 Days at PekingMovie • 1963The FuneralMovie • 1984Lord JimMovie • 1965The Makioka SistersMovie • 1983Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionMovie • 1992Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of VengeanceMovie • 1974A Taxing Woman's ReturnMovie • 1988The Family GameMovie • 1983Sing a Song of SexMovie • 1967Supermarket WomanMovie • 1996Private CollectionsMovie • 1979Sweet HomeMovie • 1989Grass LabyrinthMovie • 1979