Jūzō Itami
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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.
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Filmography
87 credits across 72 titlesDirecting
11 creditsActing
48 creditsWriting
11 creditsProduction
3 creditsAs self
14 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
