Jūzō Itami (1933-1997)

Alias:
Ichizô Itami
Ikeuchi Yoshihiro
Itami Juuzou
Itami Juzo
Itami Jūzō
Juuzou Itami
Juzo Itami
Jûzô Itami
Yoshihiro Ikeuchi
伊丹十三
池内義弘
이타미 주조

Birthplace:
Kyoto, Japan

Born:
May 15, 1933

Died:
December 20, 1997

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 was murdered by the yakuza in December 1997.

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Director:
1962  Rubber Band Pistol
1984  The Funeral
1985  Tampopo
1987  A Taxing Woman
1988  A Taxing Woman's Return
1990  Tales of a Golden Geisha
1992  Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1993  The Last Dance
1995  A Quiet Life
1996  Supermarket Woman
1997  Woman in Witness Protection

Executive Producer:
1962  Rubber Band Pistol
1984  The Funeral
1985  Tampopo
1987  A Taxing Woman
1988  A Taxing Woman's Return
1989  Sweet Home
1990  Tales of a Golden Geisha
1992  Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1993  The Last Dance
1995  A Quiet Life
1996  Supermarket Woman
1997  Woman in Witness Protection

Producer:
1962  Rubber Band Pistol
1984  The Funeral
1985  Tampopo
1987  A Taxing Woman
1988  A Taxing Woman's Return
1989  Sweet Home
1990  Tales of a Golden Geisha
1992  Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1993  The Last Dance
1995  A Quiet Life
1996  Supermarket Woman
1997  Woman in Witness Protection

Screenplay:
1962  Rubber Band Pistol
1984  The Funeral
1985  Tampopo
1987  A Taxing Woman
1988  A Taxing Woman's Return
1989  Sweet Home
1990  Tales of a Golden Geisha
1992  Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1993  The Last Dance
1995  A Quiet Life
1996  Supermarket Woman
1997  Woman in Witness Protection

Writer:
1962  Rubber Band Pistol
1984  The Funeral
1985  Tampopo
1987  A Taxing Woman
1988  A Taxing Woman's Return
1989  Sweet Home
1990  Tales of a Golden Geisha
1992  Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1993  The Last Dance
1995  A Quiet Life
1996  Supermarket Woman
1997  Woman in Witness Protection

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