Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami is credited on 19 movies, best known by TMDB votes for Tampopo, 55 Days at Peking and Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance.
Born May 15, 1933 in Kyoto, Japan; died December 20, 1997.
Filmography · 19 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 7, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Tampopo
1985 · Movie
On HBO Max
55 Days at Peking
1963 · Movie
On Prime Video
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Movie
On HBO Max
Lord Jim
1965 · Movie
Free with ads on YouTube Free
The Funeral
1984 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Makioka Sisters
1983 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
A Taxing Woman
1987 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Grass Labyrinth
1979 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Sweet Home
1989 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Supermarket Woman
1996 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Family Game
1983 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992 · Movie
Her Brother
1960 · Movie
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 · Movie
The Last Dance
1993 · Movie
Bumpkin Soup
1985 · Movie
Woman in Witness Protection
1997 · Movie
Ten Women in Black
1961 · Movie
About Jūzō Itami
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...
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