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
67/100
- 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
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Japanese Cinema 6
- Character-Driven 4
- Psychological 2
- Melancholy 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Everyday Life 2
- Crime Thriller 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Avant-Garde 2
- Dream Logic 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAkira SuzukiEditorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, The Funeral, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, +9 more
Nobuko MiyamotoActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, The Funeral, Sing a Song of Sex, +8 more
Yonezō MaedaCinematographerA Taxing Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, The Funeral, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, Supermarket Woman, +4 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, A Taxing Woman's Return, The Last Dance
Tsutomu YamazakiActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, The Funeral, A Quiet Life
Yasuo DaichiActorA Taxing Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, A Taxing Woman's Return
Kaori MomoiActorNo More Easy Life, Kidnapping Blues, Until Evening
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, Kidnapping Blues, Choji Snack Bar
Tatsuo SuzukiCinematographerPrivate Collections, Grass Labyrinth, Until Evening
Movies and TV shows
111990s
6 titles · average score 68
68
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
Director, Screenplay
69
Supermarket Woman (1996)
Director, Screenplay
69
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
4 titles · average score 77
71
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
Director, Screenplay
75
A Taxing Woman (1987)
Writer, Director
88
Tampopo (1985)
Screenplay, Director
74
The Funeral (1984)
Director, Screenplay
1960s
1 title
Rubber Band Pistol (1962)
Director, Screenplay