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 gr...read more
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 was murdered by the yakuza in December 1997.
Department
Directing
Birthday
1933-05-15
Place of Birth
Kyoto, Japan
Also Known As
[ "Ichizô Itami", "Jûzô Itami", "伊丹十三", "이타미 주조", "Itami Juzo", "Itami Jūzō", "Yoshihiro Ikeuchi", "Ikeuchi Yoshihiro", "池内義弘", "Itami Juuzou", "Juuzou Itami", "Juzo Itami" ]
AWARDS
LEGAL
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