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 2.8
- Absurdist Humor3.0average 2.0
- Situational Comedy3.6average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Cringe Humor3.1average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.9, average 5.0
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Violence3.3, average 4.3
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Character-Driven 5
- Melancholy 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Psychological 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Community 2
- Everyday Life 2
- Crime Thriller 2
- Avant-Garde 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAkira SuzukiEditorTampopo, The Funeral, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Sweet Home, +9 more
Nobuko MiyamotoActorTampopo, The Funeral, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Sweet Home, +8 more
Yonezō MaedaCinematographerThe Funeral, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Sweet Home, Woman in Witness Protection, +5 more
Masahiko TsugawaActorA Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, The Last Dance, A Taxing Woman's Return, +1 more
Toshiyuki HondaComposerA Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, The Last Dance, A Taxing Woman's Return, +1 more
Tsutomu YamazakiActorTampopo, The Funeral, A Taxing Woman, A Quiet Life
Toshirō MayuzumiComposerThe Last Dance, The Flame of Devotion, The False Student, The Big Wave
Kaori MomoiActorKidnapping Blues, No More Easy Life, Until Evening
Hōsei KomatsuActorChoji Snack Bar, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, Kidnapping Blues
Yasuo DaichiActorA Taxing Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Hideo MurotaActorA Taxing Woman, Island of the Evil Spirits, Kidnapping Blues
Kinzō SakuraActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return
Movies and TV shows
19Type
1990s
2 titles · average score 79
72
A Quiet Life (1995)
Director, Screenplay
86
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
Director, Writer
1980s
9 titles · average score 78
71
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
Screenplay, Director
75
A Taxing Woman (1987)
Writer, Director
88
Tampopo (1985)
Screenplay, Director
88
The Funeral (1984)
Director, Screenplay
Make-Up (1984)
as Kumakura
71
The Family Game (1983)
as Kosuke Numata
76
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
as Tatsuo
Play it, Boogie-Woogie (1981)
as Lawyer
Until Evening (1980)
as Sasa
1970s
2 titles · average score 78
78
Grass Labyrinth (1979)
as Principal / Priest / Old man
No More Easy Life (1979)
as Takamizawa
1960s
6 titles · average score 73
Parole (1967)
as Kenji Kijima
74
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966)
as Shunji Amemiya
The Flame of Devotion (1964)
as Takuji Yoshii
The Big Wave (1961)
as Toru
The False Student (1960)
as Sozo
72
Her Brother (1960)
as Son of Factory Owner