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Jūzō Itami

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 15, 1933(64)

Day of Death

December 20, 1997

Place of Birth

Kyoto, Japan

Also Known As

Ichizô ItamiJûzô ItamiItami JuzoItami JūzōYoshihiro Ikeuchi
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Jūzō Itami

Directing

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.

Known For

Filmography