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Juzo Itami (伊丹 十三, Itami Jūzō), born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi (池内 義弘, Ikeuchi Yoshihiro, May 15, 1933 – December 20, 1997), was a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed eleven films (one short and ten features), all of which he wrote himself.
Jûzô Itami was a Japanese actor, writer and director who made satirical comedies of Japanese society and culture. He was known for films like Tampopo, A Taxing Woman and The Last Dance, and was attacked by the Yakuza in 1992.
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Itami Jūzō was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He had a successful 20-year career as an actor in films such as 55 Days at Peking (1963), an American vehicle, before venturing into directing. His directorial debut, Ososhiki (1984; The Funeral), was acclaimed for its satire of social.
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- The Funeral. Directed by Juzo Itami • 1984 • Japan. Starring Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Chishu Ryu. It’s death, Japanese style, in the rollicking and wistful first feature from maverick writer-director Juzo Itami.
- Tampopo. Directed by Juzo Itami • 1985 • Japan. The tale of an eccentric band of culinary ronin who guide the widow of a noodle-shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, this rapturous "ramen western" by Japanese director Juzo Itami is an entertaining, genre-bending adventure underpinned by a deft...
- A Taxing Woman. Directed by Juzo Itami • 1987 • Japan. Starring Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa. Certainly the most exuberantly entertaining film ever made about the intricacies of the Japanese tax system, this delightful comedy stars Nobuko Miyamoto as a fiercely dedicated tax collector who g...
- A Taxing Woman’s Return. Directed by Juzo Itami • 1988 • Japan. Starring Nobuko Miyamoto, Rentaro Mikuni, Masahiko Tsugawa. Nobuko Miyamoto returns to the role of Ryoko Itakura, the tough-as-nails government tax investigator whom you most definitely don’t want to cross, in Juzo Itami’s energetic, genre-twisting follow-up ...
Dec 20, 2022 · Learn about the career and legacy of Juzo Itami, a renowned Japanese filmmaker who made Tampopo, The Funeral and A Taxing Woman. Find out how he died in mysterious circumstances 25 years ago and what his family and friends said about him.
May 30, 2022 · Learn about the life and work of Juzo Itami, a Japanese director who made hilarious and provocative films about contemporary society. Discover his best-known titles, such as Tampopo, The Funeral and Supermarket Woman, and how to watch them.
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Dec 22, 1997 · Juzo Itami, a film director whose satirical portraits of Japanese society brought him worldwide acclaim, leaped to his death from a rooftop late Saturday, police officials said today....
