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
68/100
- 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
- Psychological 2
- Crime Thriller 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Everyday Life 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Community 2
- Avant-Garde 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, A Taxing Woman's Return, 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, A Taxing Woman's Return, +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
Yasuo DaichiActorA Taxing Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, A Taxing Woman's Return
Hideo MurotaActorA Taxing Woman, Island of the Evil Spirits, Kidnapping Blues
Kinzō SakuraActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return
Hōsei KomatsuActorMinbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, Choji Snack Bar, Kidnapping Blues
Kaori MomoiActorKidnapping Blues, No More Easy Life, Until Evening
Movies and TV shows
46Great
Score 80 to 89
2 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
Screenplay, Director
88
Director, Screenplay
Good
Score 70 to 79
8 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
76
as Tatsuo
75
Writer, Director
74
as Shunji Amemiya
73
as Principal / Priest / Old man
71
Writer, Director
71
Screenplay, Director
71
as Kosuke Numata
70
Screenplay, Director
Decent
Score 60 to 69
12 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Son of Factory Owner
69
Director, Screenplay
69
Screenplay, Director
68
Screenplay, Director
64
as Kenichi Yamamura
63
as Hanamaki
62
Producer, Director
62
as Ôtake
62
as Ransui Tokunaga
62
as Hatano
60
as Col. Shiba
60
as Waris
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
3 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
54
as Professor Hirayama
52
as Meitei
49
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
Not rated yet
21 titles
Not rated yet
Director, Screenplay
as Takuji Yoshii
as Iino
as Toru
as Kawara
as Ryuhei Ochi
as Kenji Kijima
as Sasa
as Takamizawa
as Walking Man
as Sozo
as Sahei Oumiya