Directing
Jūzō Itami
- Titles
- 58movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1960 to 1997, busiest in 1979 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 11titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Tampopo88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Satire & Parody4.8average 2.3
- Social Commentary6.6average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Dark Humor4.0average 2.9
- Absurdist Humor3.0average 2.0
- Situational Comedy3.6average 2.7
- Cringe Humor3.1average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.9, average 5.1
- Violence3.3, average 4.3
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Character-Driven 5
- Melancholy 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Avant-Garde 2
- Dream Logic 2
- Psychological 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Crime Thriller 2
- Community 2
- Everyday Life 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAkira SuzukiEditorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, The Funeral, Woman in Witness Protection, Supermarket Woman, +9 more
Nobuko MiyamotoActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, The Funeral, Woman in Witness Protection, Supermarket Woman, +8 more
Yonezō MaedaCinematographerA Taxing Woman, The Funeral, Woman in Witness Protection, Supermarket Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, +5 more
Masahiko TsugawaActorA Taxing Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, Supermarket Woman, The Last Dance, Tales of a Golden Geisha, +1 more
Toshiyuki HondaComposerA Taxing Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, Supermarket Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, The Last Dance, +1 more
Tsutomu YamazakiActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, The Funeral, A Quiet Life
Toshirō MayuzumiComposerThe Last Dance, The False Student, The Big Wave, The Flame of Devotion
Kinzō SakuraActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return
Hideo MurotaActorA Taxing Woman, Island of the Evil Spirits, Kidnapping Blues
Yasuo DaichiActorA Taxing Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, A Taxing Woman's Return
Kaori MomoiActorKidnapping Blues, No More Easy Life, Until Evening
Hōsei KomatsuActorMinbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, Choji Snack Bar, Kidnapping Blues
Movies and TV shows
151960s
15 titles · average score 64
Heat Wave Island (1969)
as Iino
The Notorious Concubines (1968)
as Ximen Qing
Even If Life Withers (1968)
as Shinji Sakaguchi
Tokyo 196X (1968)
as Kenkichi Godai
56
Sing a Song of Sex (1967)
as Ôtake
Parole (1967)
as Kenji Kijima
74
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966)
as Shunji Amemiya
60
Lord Jim (1965)
as Waris
The Flame of Devotion (1964)
as Takuji Yoshii
60
55 Days at Peking (1963)
as Col. Shiba
Rubber Band Pistol (1962)
Director, Screenplay
The Big Wave (1961)
as Toru
63
Ten Women in Black (1961)
as Hanamaki
The False Student (1960)
as Sozo
72
Her Brother (1960)
as Son of Factory Owner