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, The Funeral, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Tales of a Golden Geisha, +9 more
Nobuko MiyamotoActorTampopo, The Funeral, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Tales of a Golden Geisha, +8 more
Yonezō MaedaCinematographerThe Funeral, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, Sweet Home, +5 more
Masahiko TsugawaActorA Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Tales of a Golden Geisha, Woman in Witness Protection, The Last Dance, +1 more
Toshiyuki HondaComposerA Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, The Last Dance, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, +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
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, Choji Snack Bar, Kidnapping Blues
Kaori MomoiActorNo More Easy Life, Kidnapping Blues, Until Evening
Kinzō SakuraActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return
Hideo MurotaActorA Taxing Woman, Island of the Evil Spirits, Kidnapping Blues
Movies and TV shows
51990s
1 title · average score 86
86
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
Writer, Director
1980s
2 titles · average score 88
88
Tampopo (1985)
Director, Producer
88
The Funeral (1984)
Director, Screenplay
1960s
2 titles
Parole (1967)
as Kenji Kijima
The Big Wave (1961)
as Toru