Jûzô Itami (1933–1997)
Actor | Writer | Director
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Known For
The Funeral Writer (1984) -
Tampopo Writer (1985) -
A Taxing Woman Writer (1987) -
Known For
Tales of a Golden Geisha Writer (1990) -
Actor
Sweet Home Yamamura (1989) -
Bumpkin Soup Professor Hirayama (1985) -
MacArthur's Children Hatano (1984) -
Make-up Kumakura (1984) -
Nihon no omokage SAKUMA, Nobuyasu (1984) -
Izakaya Chôji Kawara (1983) -
The Politicians Itakura (1983)
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The Family Game Mr. Numata, the father (1983) -
The Makioka Sisters Tatsuo Makioka, Tsuruko's husband (1983) -
The Kidnap Blues (1982)
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Tôge no gunzô (1982)
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![From the Northern Country]( "From the Northern Country")
From the Northern Country Yoshino (1981) -
![Island of the Evil Spirits]( "Island of the Evil Spirits")
Island of the Evil Spirits Ryuhei Ochi (1981) -
Shikake-nin Baian Sahei Oumiya (1981)
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![Play it, Boogie-Woogie]( "Play it, Boogie-Woogie")
Play it, Boogie-Woogie Lawyer (1981) -
Yûgure made Sasa (1980)
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![Fûjin no Mon]( "Fûjin no Mon")
Fûjin no Mon Ôno Harunaga (1980) -
![Grass Labyrinth]( "Grass Labyrinth")
Grass Labyrinth Principal / Priest (1979) -
![No More Easy Life]( "No More Easy Life")
No More Easy Life Takamizawa - Landlord (1979) -
Sengo saidai no yûkai: Yoshinobu chan jiken Narrator (1979)
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![Private Collections]( "Private Collections")
Private Collections (segment "Kusa-Meikyu") (1979) -
![Zatôichi monogatari]( "Zatôichi monogatari")
Zatôichi monogatari (1976) -
![I Am a Cat]( "I Am a Cat")
I Am a Cat Meitei (1975) -
![My Way]( "My Way")
My Way Dr. Takagi (1974) -
![Imôto]( "Imôto")
Imôto Kazuo Wada (1974) -
![Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance]( "Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance")
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance Ransui Tokunaga (1974) -
![Hissatsu shiokinin]( "Hissatsu shiokinin")
Hissatsu shiokinin (1973) -
Those Quiet Japanese (1971)
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A Young Man's Stronghold Ishizaka (1970)
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Heat Wave Island Iino (1969)
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![Safari 5000]( "Safari 5000")
Safari 5000 (1969) -
![Kinpeibai]( "Kinpeibai")
Kinpeibai Hsi Men Ching (1969) -
![Ah, yokaren]( "Ah, yokaren")
Ah, yokaren Miyamoto (1968) -
Inochi karetemo (1968)
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![Tokyo 196X]( "Tokyo 196X")
Tokyo 196X (1968) -
![Ah kaiten tokubetsu kogetikai]( "Ah kaiten tokubetsu kogetikai")
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![Cometo-san]( "Cometo-san")
Cometo-san Dad (Ep. 49-79) (1967) -
![Sing a Song of Sex]( "Sing a Song of Sex")
Sing a Song of Sex Ôtake (1967) -
![By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him]( "By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him")
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![Lord Jim]( "Lord Jim")
Lord Jim Waris (1965) -
![The Flame of Devotion]( "The Flame of Devotion")
The Flame of Devotion Takuji Yoshii (1964) -
![55 Days at Peking]( "55 Days at Peking")
55 Days at Peking Col. Shiba (1963) -
![Gomudeppou]( "Gomudeppou")
Gomudeppou Take (1962) -
Onna no tsurihashi Saburô Ôki (Episode 2) (1961)
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![Ten Dark Women]( "Ten Dark Women")
Ten Dark Women Hanamaki (1961) -
The Big Wave Toru (1961)
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![Brother]( "Brother")
Brother Son of Factory Owner (1960) -
![A False Student]( "A False Student")
A False Student Soratani (Ichizo Itami) (1960) -
Actor
![Ginza no dora-neko]( "Ginza no dora-neko")
Ginza no dora-neko (1960) -
Writer
![Woman in Witness Protection]( "Woman in Witness Protection")
Woman in Witness Protection (1997) -
![Sûpâ no onna]( "Sûpâ no onna")
Sûpâ no onna (1996) -
![Shizukana seikatsu]( "Shizukana seikatsu")
Shizukana seikatsu (1995) -
![The Last Dance]( "The Last Dance")
The Last Dance (1993) -
![Minbô no onna]( "Minbô no onna")
Minbô no onna (1992) -
![Tales of a Golden Geisha]( "Tales of a Golden Geisha")
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990) -
![A Taxing Woman's Return]( "A Taxing Woman's Return")
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988) -
![A Taxing Woman]( "A Taxing Woman")
A Taxing Woman (1987) -
![Tampopo]( "Tampopo")
Tampopo (1985) -
![The Funeral]( "The Funeral")
The Funeral (1984) -
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Writer
![Gomudeppou]( "Gomudeppou")
Gomudeppou (1962) -
Director
![Woman in Witness Protection]( "Woman in Witness Protection")
Woman in Witness Protection (1997) -
![Sûpâ no onna]( "Sûpâ no onna")
Sûpâ no onna (1996) -
![Shizukana seikatsu]( "Shizukana seikatsu")
Shizukana seikatsu (1995) -
![The Last Dance]( "The Last Dance")
The Last Dance (1993) -
![Minbô no onna]( "Minbô no onna")
Minbô no onna (1992) -
![Tales of a Golden Geisha]( "Tales of a Golden Geisha")
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990) -
![A Taxing Woman's Return]( "A Taxing Woman's Return")
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988) -
![A Taxing Woman]( "A Taxing Woman")
A Taxing Woman (1987) -
![Tampopo]( "Tampopo")
Tampopo (1985) -
![The Funeral]( "The Funeral")
The Funeral (1984) -
Director
![Gomudeppou]( "Gomudeppou")
Gomudeppou (1962) -
Producer
![Tales of a Golden Geisha]( "Tales of a Golden Geisha")
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990) -
![Sweet Home]( "Sweet Home")
Sweet Home (1989) -
![Sweet Home]( "Sweet Home")
Sweet Home (1989) -
![Tampopo]( "Tampopo")
Tampopo (1985) -
Producer
![The Funeral]( "The Funeral")
The Funeral (1984) -
Archive footage
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13 no kao wo motsu otoko 2 (2012)
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Archive footageShiru wo tanoshimu (2008)
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All Filmography
Awards
25 wins & 16 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Flash, a Japanese tabloid, alleged that Itami was having an affair. Itami left a note denying the affair and jumped from the roof of the eight-story building where he had his office.
Star Sign
Taurus
Personal Details
Born
Yoshihiro Ikeuchi
Kyoto, Japan
Died
(age 64)
Tokyo, Japan
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