Jūzō Itami
Ichizô Itami・Ikeuchi Yoshihiro・Itami Juuzou・Itami Juzo・Juuzou Itami・Jûzô Itami・Yoshihiro Ikeuchi・이타미 주조・池内義弘
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.
Known for | Directing |
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Born | 15 May 1933 |
Died | 20 Dec 1997 |
Place of birth | Kyoto, Japan |