

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
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Character-Driven 5
- Nostalgic 3
- Melancholy 3
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Psychological 2
- Avant-Garde 2
- Dream Logic 2
- Community 2
- Crime Thriller 2
- Everyday Life 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAkira SuzukiEditorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, Supermarket Woman, The Funeral, +9 more
Nobuko MiyamotoActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, Supermarket Woman, The Funeral, +8 more
Yonezō MaedaCinematographerA Taxing Woman, Woman in Witness Protection, Supermarket Woman, The Funeral, Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, +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
Hōsei KomatsuActorMinbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, Choji Snack Bar, Kidnapping Blues
Hideo MurotaActorA Taxing Woman, Island of the Evil Spirits, Kidnapping Blues
Kinzō SakuraActorTampopo, A Taxing Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return
Toshirō MayuzumiComposerThe False Student, The Flame of Devotion, The Big Wave
Movies and TV shows
141990s
3 titles · average score 67
68
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
Screenplay, Director
70
Supermarket Woman (1996)
Director, Screenplay
63
Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
Producer, Director
1980s
4 titles · average score 73
71
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
Screenplay, Director
75
A Taxing Woman (1987)
Writer, Director
74
The Funeral (1984)
Director, Screenplay
71
The Family Game (1983)
as Mr. Numata
1970s
1 title · average score 62
62
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
as Ransui Tokunaga
1960s
6 titles · average score 64

Heat Wave Island (1969)
as Iino

The Notorious Concubines (1968)
as Ximen Qing
62
Sing a Song of Sex (1967)
as Ôtake
74
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966)
as Shunji Amemiya
60
Lord Jim (1965)
as Waris
60
55 Days at Peking (1963)
as Col. Shiba