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Jūzō Itami

Jūzō Itami

Birthday: 1933-05-15 | Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2012
2012
Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna

as    Self (archive footage)

2011
Itami Juzo Museum's "13"

as    Self (archive footage)

2007
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

as    Self (archive footage)

1993
Making of Daibyonin

as    Self

1989
Sweet Home

as    Kenichi Yamamura

1987
1986
The Making of "Tampopo"

as    Self

1985
MacArthur's Children

as    Hatano

1985
Bumpkin Soup

as    Professor Hirayama

1984
Make-Up

as    Kumakura

1983
The Politicians

as    Itakura

1983
Choji Snack Bar

as    Kawara

1983
The Family Game

as    Mr. Numata

1983
The Makioka Sisters

as    Tatsuo

1982
Kidnapping Blues

as    Walking Man

1981
Play it, Boogie-Woogie

as    Lawyer

1981
Island of the Evil Spirits

as    Ryuhei Ochi

1981
Baian the Assassin

as    Sahei Oumiya

1980
Until Evening

as    Sasa