Directing
Jūzō Itami
- Titles
- 57movies2TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19601997
- Directed
- 11titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Tampopo78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Satire & Parody4.8average 2.3
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Dark Humor4.1average 2.9
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor3.2average 2.0
- Situational Comedy3.7average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Cringe Humor3.1average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.1
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 7
- Japanese Cinema 6
- Character-Driven 4
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Psychological 2
- Melancholy 2
- Avant-Garde 2
- Dream Logic 2
- Everyday Life 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Family Relationships 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAkira SuzukiEditorTampopo, Woman in Witness Protection, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, +9 more
Nobuko MiyamotoActorTampopo, Woman in Witness Protection, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, +8 more
Yonezō MaedaCinematographerWoman in Witness Protection, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, The Funeral, +4 more
Masahiko TsugawaActorWoman in Witness Protection, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Tales of a Golden Geisha, A Taxing Woman's Return, +1 more
Toshiyuki HondaComposerWoman in Witness Protection, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return, The Last Dance
Tsutomu YamazakiActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, The Funeral, A Quiet Life
Kaori MomoiActorKidnapping Blues, No More Easy Life, Until Evening
Yasuo DaichiActorA Taxing Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, A Taxing Woman's Return
Hōsei KomatsuActorMinbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, Kidnapping Blues, Choji Snack Bar
Hideo MurotaActorA Taxing Woman, Kidnapping Blues, Island of the Evil Spirits
Kinzō SakuraActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return
Yasuo FuruhataDirectorChoji Snack Bar, Parole, Baian the Assassin
Movies and TV shows
451990s
6 titles · average score 68
68
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
Director, Screenplay
69
Supermarket Woman (1996)
Director, Screenplay
71
A Quiet Life (1995)
Director, Writer
67
The Last Dance (1993)
Director, Writer
71
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
Director, Writer
63
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
Writer, Producer
1980s
18 titles · average score 68
64
Sweet Home (1989)
as Kenichi Yamamura
65
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
Director, Screenplay
70
A Taxing Woman (1987)
Writer, Director
78
Tampopo (1985)
Screenplay, Director
52
Bumpkin Soup (1985)
as Professor Hirayama
72
The Funeral (1984)
Director, Screenplay
69
The Family Game (1983)
as Mr. Numata
Choji Snack Bar (1983)
as Kawara
73
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
as Tatsuo
Kidnapping Blues (1982)
as Walking Man
Baian the Assassin (1981)
as Sahei Oumiya
Until Evening (1980)
as Sasa
1970s
6 titles · average score 60
56
Private Collections (1979)
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
73
Grass Labyrinth (1979)
as Principal / Priest / Old man
No More Easy Life (1979)
as Takamizawa
49
I Am a Cat (1975)
as Meitei
63
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
as Ransui Tokunaga
My Way (1974)
as Dr. Takagi
1960s
15 titles · average score 65
Heat Wave Island (1969)
as Iino
60
Sing a Song of Sex (1967)
as Ôtake
Parole (1967)
as Kenji Kijima
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966)
as Shunji Amemiya
67
Lord Jim (1965)
as Waris
The Flame of Devotion (1964)
as Takuji Yoshii
68
55 Days at Peking (1963)
as Col. Shiba
Rubber Band Pistol (1962)
Director, Screenplay
The Big Wave (1961)
as Toru
63
Ten Dark Women (1961)
as Hanamaki
The False Student (1960)
as Sozo
69
Her Brother (1960)
as Son of Factory Owner