Jūzō Itami
Directing · Screenplay · Director · Producer
Born May 15, 1933 · Kyoto, Japan
Active 1960–1997 · 5′11″ (180 cm) · Awards: Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director
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) - Screenplay · Director · Producer55 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) - Director · WriterThe Family Game (1983) - Kosuke NumataSweet Home (1989) - Kenichi Yamamura · Executive ProducerA 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) - Director · Writer · Producer