Directing
Jūzō Itami
1933-1997
Known for Tampopo, A Taxing Woman's Return, The Funeral.
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Born05/15/1933
Died12/20/1997
AgeDied at 64
BirthplaceKyoto, Japan
DepartmentDirecting
Also known asIchizô Itami, Jûzô Itami, Itami Juzo, Itami Jūzō, Yoshihiro Ikeuchi, Ikeuchi Yoshihiro, 池内義弘, Itami Juuzou, Juuzou Itami, Juzo Itami, 伊丹一三
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.
