Portrait of Mansaku Itami

Directing

Mansaku Itami

Career

Active from 1928 to 1965, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Rickshaw Man
The Rickshaw Man
GoodWatch score73/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Bonds 2
  • Cultural Heritage 2
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World (1986)

Original Film Writer

1960s

3 titles
Life of Matsu the Untamed
Life of Matsu the Untamed (1965)

Writer

Children Hand in Hand
Children Hand in Hand (1964)

Screenplay

Abekobe dōchū
Abekobe dōchū (1962)

Original Story

1950s

4 titles · average score 73
The Rickshaw Man
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Akutarō uridasu
Akutarō uridasu (1955)

Original Story

Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido
Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido (1952)

Screenplay

I Am a Bodyguard
I Am a Bodyguard (1950)

Screenplay

1940s

2 titles · average score 70
Children Hand in Hand
Children Hand in Hand (1948)

Writer

The Life of Matsu the Untamed
The Life of Matsu the Untamed (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

1930s

11 titles
The Giant
The Giant (1938)

Director, Screenplay

The Daughter of the Samurai
The Daughter of the Samurai (1937)

Director

Hometown
Hometown (1937)

Writer, Director

The Letter
The Letter (1936)

Screenplay, Director

Capricious Young Man
Capricious Young Man (1935)

Director, Writer

Chuji for Sale
Chuji for Sale (1935)

Director, Story

Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen (1934)

Screenplay

Martial Arts Encyclopedia
Martial Arts Encyclopedia (1934)

Screenplay, Director

The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World (1932)

Director

Professional Killer
Professional Killer (1932)

Director

Fireworks
Fireworks (1931)

Director, Original Story

1920s

2 titles
The Wandering Gambler
The Wandering Gambler (1928)

as Ando Hyoe

Tenka taiheiki
Tenka taiheiki (1928)

Screenplay