Directing

Jūzō Itami

Jūzō Itami is best known for Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna and Toge no Gunzo. Jūzō Itami was born on May 15, 1933. Jūzō Itami died on December 20, 1997 at the age of 64.

Born: May 15, 1933
Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
Died: December 20, 1997 (64 years old)

Biography

Jūzō Itami (1933–1997) was a Japanese actor and, later, a popular modern screenwriter and film director. Many critics came to regard him as Japan's greatest director since Akira Kurosawa. His ten feature-length movies and one short film, all of which he wrote himself, are comic satires on elements of Japanese culture. He died under suspicious circumstances in December 1997 and may have been murdered by the yakuza.