Jūzō Itami

Directing

Born: 1933-05-15
Died: 1997-12-20
From: Kyoto, Japan
Gender: Male
Height: 180.00 m
Popularity: 0.7

Also Known As

Ichizô ItamiJûzô ItamiItami JuzoItami JūzōYoshihiro IkeuchiIkeuchi Yoshihiro池内義弘Itami Juuzou

Biography

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.

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay

A Taxing Woman

1988
🏆 Won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director

1985
🏆 Won

Mainichi Film Award for Best Director

Acting56 titles

Directing11 titles

Writing11 titles

Production3 titles