Personal Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 15, 1933 (Died at 64)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthKyoto, Japan
Career Span1960 – 1997
Known Credits69 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 1.3
Jūzō Itami
Also known as:Ichizô ItamiYoshihiro Ikeuchi池内義弘伊丹一三
Total Works
69
67 movies • 2 shows
Avg Rating
6.7 / 10
across rated releases
Box Office
—
worldwide gross
Global Reach
#1
TMDB star index
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.
