Jūzō Itami
Directing · Director · Producer · Screenplay
Born May 15, 1933 · Kyoto, Japan
Active 1960–1997 · 5′11″ (180 cm)
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.
Filmography
Tampopo (1985) — Director · Producer · Screenplay55 Days at Peking (1963) — Col. ShibaLady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) — Ransui TokunagaLord Jim (1965) — WarisThe Makioka Sisters (1983) — TatsuoThe Funeral (1984) — Director · ScreenplayGrass Labyrinth (1979) — Principal / Priest / Old manA Taxing Woman's Return (1988) — Director · ScreenplayA Taxing Woman (1987) — Director · WriterSupermarket Woman (1996) — Director · ScreenplayMinbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992) — Writer · DirectorSweet Home (1989) — Kenichi Yamamura · Executive ProducerThe Family Game (1983) — Kosuke NumataA Young Man's Stronghold (1970)The Big Wave (1961) — ToruThe Gentle Japanese (1971)Make-Up (1984) — KumakuraHer Brother (1960) — Son of Factory OwnerPrivate Collections (1979) — (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")A Quiet Life (1995) — Director · ScreenplayThe Last Dance (1993) — Director · ScreenplaySing a Song of Sex (1967) — ÔtakeParole (1967) — Kenji KijimaTales of a Golden Geisha (1990) — Writer · Director · Producer