As Actor
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007
5.0
Jūzō Itami
Acting
Birth Date
May 15, 1933
Place of Birth
Kyoto, Japan
Date of Death
December 20, 1997
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Woman in Witness Protection
1997
6.4
As Director, As Writer
Supermarket Woman
1996
6.6
As Director, As Writer
A Quiet Life
1995
7.4
As Director, As Writer
The Last Dance
1993
6.6
As Director, As Writer
Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992
6.7
As Director, As Writer
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
6.4
As Actor
Sweet Home
1989
6.4
As Actor
The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"
1988
5.1
As Director, As Writer
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
6.4
As Director, As Writer
A Taxing Woman
1987
6.8
As Director, As Writer
Tampopo
1985
7.9
As Actor
Bumpkin Soup
1985
4.8
As Director, As Writer
The Funeral
1984
7.2
As Actor
MacArthur's Children
1984
5.5
As Actor
Choji Snack Bar
1983
7.0
As Actor
The Makioka Sisters
1983
7.4
As Actor
The Family Game
1983
6.8
As Actor
Kidnapping Blues
1982
9.0
As Actor
Island of the Evil Spirits
1981
6.0