Jūzō Itami
Japanese actor, film director (1933-1997) · Japan · On the map · Directors · Died at 64
Juzo Itami , born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi , was a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed eleven films, all of which he wrote himself.
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1997Died20 December 1997
Woman in Witness ProtectionFilm, 1997Director, Writer1995
A Quiet LifeFilm, Director, Writer1992
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionFilm, Director, Writer1989
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'Film1988Mainichi Film Award for Best ScreenplayAward1987
A Taxing WomanFilm, Director, Writer1985Blue Ribbon Awards for Best DirectorAward1984
MacArthur's ChildrenFilm, Hatano1982
Toge no GunzoSeries
Kidnapping BluesFilm, 1982Walking Man1979
Grass LabyrinthFilm, Principal / Priest / Old man1974
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of VengeanceFilm, Ransui Tokunaga1968
The Notorious ConcubinesFilm, Ximen Qing1966
By a Man's Face Shall You Know HimFilm, Shunji Amemiya1964
The Flame of DevotionFilm, Takuji Yoshii1962
Rubber Band PistolFilm, Director, Writer1960
Her BrotherFilm, Son of Factory Owner1933Born15 May 1933
Woman in Witness ProtectionFilm, 1997Director, Writer1995A Quiet LifeFilm, Director, Writer1992Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionFilm, Director, Writer1989Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'Film1988Mainichi Film Award for Best ScreenplayAward1987A Taxing WomanFilm, Director, Writer1985Blue Ribbon Awards for Best DirectorAward1984MacArthur's ChildrenFilm, Hatano1982Toge no GunzoSeriesKidnapping BluesFilm, 1982Walking Man1979Grass LabyrinthFilm, Principal / Priest / Old man1974Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of VengeanceFilm, Ransui Tokunaga1968The Notorious ConcubinesFilm, Ximen Qing1966By a Man's Face Shall You Know HimFilm, Shunji Amemiya1964The Flame of DevotionFilm, Takuji Yoshii1962Rubber Band PistolFilm, Director, Writer1960Her BrotherFilm, Son of Factory Owner1933Born15 May 1933People around Jūzō
Kon Ichikawa Directed The Makioka Sisters and Her Brother
Masahiko Tsugawa Jūzō directed A Taxing Woman (1987)
Hideji Ōtaki Jūzō directed Tampopo, The Funeral and Minbo
Akira Takarada Jūzō produced Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
Tsutomu Yamazaki Jūzō directed A Taxing Woman and The Funeral
Yasuo Daichi Jūzō directed A Taxing Woman and Minbo
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Directed The Excitement of the Do-Re-Mi-Fa Girl (1985)
Fukumi Kuroda Also in Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target (1991)
Shūji Terayama Directed Grass Labyrinth and Private Collections
Keiko Kishi Also in Ten Dark Women and Her Brother
Mariko Okada Jūzō produced Tampopo (1989)
Rentarō Mikuni Jūzō directed A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
Kin Sugai Jūzō directed The Funeral (1984)
Eiji Funakoshi Also in A False Student and Ten Dark Women
Michino Yokoyama Also in The Makioka Sisters and The Funeral
Ken Watanabe Jūzō directed Tampopo (1985)
Yasuzō Masumura Directed A False Student (1960)
Kyōko Kishida Also in Ten Dark Women and Her Brother
Isao Hashizume Also in Tampopo and A Taxing Woman
Yasuo Furuhata Directed Izakaya Chōji (1983)
Izumi Hara Also in Island of the Evil Spirits and Tampopo
Haruna Takase Also in The Funeral and Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tōru Masuoka Also in A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
Kenzaburō Ōe Wrote A False Student (1960)
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Tampopo 1985
The Makioka Sisters 1983
The Funeral 1984
55 Days at Peking 1963
Lord Jim 1965
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 2
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Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 1997 · aged 64
