Directing
Jūzō Itami
- Titles
- 57movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1960 to 1997, busiest in 1979 and 1983 with 3 main titles each.
- Directed
- 11titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Tampopo78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Satire & Parody4.8average 2.3
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Dark Humor4.1average 2.9
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor3.2average 2.0
- Situational Comedy3.7average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Cringe Humor3.1average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.1
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 7
- Japanese Cinema 6
- Character-Driven 4
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Psychological 2
- Melancholy 2
- Avant-Garde 2
- Dream Logic 2
- Everyday Life 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Family Relationships 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAkira SuzukiEditorTampopo, Woman in Witness Protection, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, +9 more
Nobuko MiyamotoActorTampopo, Woman in Witness Protection, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, +8 more
Yonezō MaedaCinematographerWoman in Witness Protection, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, The Funeral, +4 more
Masahiko TsugawaActorWoman in Witness Protection, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, Tales of a Golden Geisha, A Taxing Woman's Return, +1 more
Toshiyuki HondaComposerWoman in Witness Protection, A Taxing Woman, Supermarket Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return, The Last Dance
Tsutomu YamazakiActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, The Funeral, A Quiet Life
Kaori MomoiActorKidnapping Blues, No More Easy Life, Until Evening
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, Kidnapping Blues, Choji Snack Bar
Hideo MurotaActorA Taxing Woman, Kidnapping Blues, Island of the Evil Spirits
Kinzō SakuraActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return
Yasuo FuruhataDirectorChoji Snack Bar, Parole, Baian the Assassin
Movies and TV shows
111990s
6 titles · average score 68
68
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
Director, Screenplay
69
Supermarket Woman (1996)
Director, Screenplay
71
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 71
65
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
Director, Screenplay
70
A Taxing Woman (1987)
Writer, Director
78
Tampopo (1985)
Screenplay, Director
72
The Funeral (1984)
Director, Screenplay
1960s
1 title
Rubber Band Pistol (1962)
Director, Screenplay