Jūzō Itami profile
Actor profile

Jūzō Itami

15th May 1933 Kyoto, Japan Directing

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.

55 Movies 2 TV Shows 62 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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My Way 7th September 1974 as Dr. Takagi
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Parole 21st October 1967 as Kenji Kijima