Jūzō Itami
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.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6766 |
| Birthday | 1933-05-15 |
| Place of Birth | Kyoto, Japan |
| Also Known As | Ichizô Itami, Jûzô Itami, 이타미 주조, Itami Juzo, Itami Jūzō, Yoshihiro Ikeuchi, Ikeuchi Yoshihiro, 池内義弘, Itami Juuzou, Juuzou Itami, Juzo Itami, 伊丹一三, |
1971
Sweet Secret
0/0
A dynamic woman who aspires to be a writer, living a wild life in constant search of freedom while indulging in lust with four men.
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Sweet Secret
1979
Private Collections
5.914/35
Three stories. A solitary sailor falls from his boat and washes ashore on a tropical island. While seeking rescue, he's found by a nearly naked woman...
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Private Collections
1974
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
6.4/135
Lady Snowblood is caught by the police and sentenced to death for her crimes. As she is sent to the gallows she is rescued by the secret police who of...
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Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1970
A Young Man's Stronghold
0/0
A 1970 juvenile delinquent drama.
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A Young Man's Stronghold
1990
The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
0/0
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "A-Ge-Man" a.k.a. "Tales of a Golden Geisha".
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The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
1992
The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
0/0
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Minbo no Onna" a.k.a. "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion".
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The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"
2011
Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
0/0
A documentary about the Juzo Itami memorial museum in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan.
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Itami Juzo Museum's "13"
1967
Sing a Song of Sex
5.6/26
Four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up with an inebriated teacher singing bawdy drinking song...
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Sing a Song of Sex
1960
Her Brother
6.9/16
Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a...
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Her Brother
1979
No More Easy Life
7/2
Mariko is living the life of a typical Japanese college student in the 70's, spending far more of her time balancing boyfriends and part-time jobs tha...
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No More Easy Life
1988
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
5.1/5
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna 2" a.k.a. "A Taxing Woman's Return".
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The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
1987
The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
0/0
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna" a.k.a. "A Taxing Woman".
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The Making of "A Taxing Woman"
1989
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
4.2/2
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Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
1982
Kidnapping Blues
9/1
A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does not...
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Kidnapping Blues
1993
Making of Daibyonin
0/0
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Daibyonin" a.k.a. "The Last Dance".
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Making of Daibyonin
1974
My Way
5.7/3
Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy...
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My Way
1982
Onna no naka no akuma
0/0
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Onna no naka no akuma
1963
55 Days at Peking
6.9/178
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebe...
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55 Days at Peking
1984
MacArthur's Children
5/9
In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the su...
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MacArthur's Children
2012
Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
0/0
A special feature included with the Juzo Itami Film Collection about the production of "Super no Onna" a.k.a. "Supermarkt Woman".
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Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
2012
'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete
0/0
A special feature included with the Juzo Itami Film Collection about the production of "Marutai no Onna" a.k.a. "Woman in Witness Protection".
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'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete
2007
Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made
0/0
Featurette included with "Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces" about the creation of the Itami Juzo Museum in Matsuyama, Ehime.
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Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made
2012
"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
6/1
A special feature included with the Juzo Itami Film Collection about the production of "Shizuka na Seikatsu" a.k.a. "A Quiet Life".
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"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
1969
Safari 5000
7.3/3
A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is enl...
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Safari 5000
1964
The Flame of Devotion
6.8/5
The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji, a fisherman's son, and her devotion to him during a time of w...
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The Flame of Devotion
1983
The Family Game
6.8/24
A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a mo...
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The Family Game
1979
Grass Labyrinth
7.2/31
Akira is haunted by a "bouncing ball" song that he remembers his mother singing when he was a small child, and now on the verge of a sexually active a...
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Grass Labyrinth
2007
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
5/1
A documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker.
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Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
1991
Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
0/0
An archery club on retreat in Hokkaido is forced to rescue their teacher who is kidnapped.
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Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target
2003
北の国から 記憶 前編
0/0
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北の国から 記憶 前編
1965
Lord Jim
6.8/81
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in pa...
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Lord Jim
1969
Heat Wave Island
6/1
Nobuko Otowa plays a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead. The film begi...
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Heat Wave Island
1966
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
8/1
Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their threats, loud jazz, and tasteless fashion sense, and only the tough but suave Dr. Amamiya (Ando)...
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By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1981
Island of the Evil Spirits
6/4
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets beautiful twin sisters and tragic events unfold.
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Island of the Evil Spirits
1975
I Am a Cat
2.8/4
Nakadai is an English teacher at a local school. He’s put-upon like the patron figure of dozens of films and televisions shows. Viewers who are especi...
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I Am a Cat
1983
Choji Snack Bar
7/3
Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.
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Choji Snack Bar
1992
Convenience Jack
0/0
A youth action drama depicting the struggles of a young man who gets involved in an extraordinary incident at a convenience store. This film is based...
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Convenience Jack
1968
Human Torpedoes
0/0
Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.
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Human Torpedoes
1968
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
6/2
The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schoo...
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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1981
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
6/1
A runaway cat-loving girl begins a love triangle with a reckless older man and a young biker in high school. The film follows their subsequent chaotic...
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Play it, Boogie-Woogie
1968
The Notorious Concubines
3/3
Based on the Chinese classic "Jin Ping Mei". Original Japanese cut directed by Koji Wakamatsu and produced by Shochiku. Set in Song-dynasty China, Wu...
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The Notorious Concubines
1960
The False Student
6.5/6
A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
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The False Student
1961
Ten Dark Women
5.5/11
Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long...
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Ten Dark Women
1986
The Making of "Tampopo"
0/0
Documentary about the making of Juzo Itami's film "Tampopo" (1985).
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The Making of "Tampopo"
1962
Rubber Band Pistol
4.8/6
Jūzō Itami's debut short film, concerning a group of unique young people in the high economic growth period who are into games with rubber band pistol...
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Rubber Band Pistol
1983
The Makioka Sisters
7.4/48
This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid...
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The Makioka Sisters
1985
Bumpkin Soup
4.8/13
A country girl visits Tokyo in search of her college heartthrob. Here she meets horny students, a psychology professor in search of the theory of sham...
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Bumpkin Soup
1967
Parole
0/0
Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.
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Parole
1969
Team of Ruffians
0/0
Prisoners with special skills from all over Japan are sent to the battlefront on a mission.
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Team of Ruffians
1980
Until Evening
0/0
Intellectual collegue professor Sasa becomes obsessed with beautiful Sugiko, a virgin. Eventually, luring her to a love hotel.
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Until Evening
1961
The Big Wave
0/0
Yukio, a farm boy, and Toru, a fisherboy, live in a small Japanese village that is periodically threatened by a volcano on one side and tidal waves on...
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The Big Wave
1989
Sweet Home
6.4/38
A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When they start filming at his old home, they come under attac...
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Sweet Home
1971
The Gentle Japanese
0/0
A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.
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The Gentle Japanese
1984
Make-Up
0/0
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Make-Up
1968
Even If Life Withers
0/0
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Even If Life Withers
1981
Baian the Assassin
9/1
This is an ensemble period drama adapted from Shotaro Ikenami's popular novel, featuring the famous Kabuki actor brothers Kinnosuke Manya and Katsuo N...
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Baian the Assassin
1960
Kirai Kirai Kirai
0/0
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Kirai Kirai Kirai
1983
The Politicians
0/0
Who will be the next prime minister? As two candidates start to compete, political game and brutal murder ensue. And the existence of secret love lett...
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The Politicians
1979
The Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case
0/0
A TV film based on the kidnapping and murder of 4 year old Yoshinobu Murakoshi.
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