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
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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
451990s
6 titles · average score 68
68
Director, Screenplay
69
Director, Screenplay
71
Director, Writer
67
Director, Writer
71
Director, Writer
63
Writer, Producer
1980s
18 titles · average score 68
64
as Kenichi Yamamura
65
Director, Screenplay
70
Writer, Director
78
Screenplay, Director
52
as Professor Hirayama
72
Director, Screenplay
69
as Mr. Numata
as Kawara
73
as Tatsuo
as Walking Man
as Sahei Oumiya
as Sasa
1970s
6 titles · average score 60
56
as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
73
as Principal / Priest / Old man
as Takamizawa
49
as Meitei
63
as Ransui Tokunaga
as Dr. Takagi
1960s
15 titles · average score 65
as Iino
60
as Ôtake
as Kenji Kijima
as Shunji Amemiya
67
as Waris
as Takuji Yoshii
68
as Col. Shiba
Director, Screenplay
as Toru
63
as Hanamaki
as Sozo
69
as Son of Factory Owner