May 15, 1933 - Kyoto, Japan
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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| Movie | 1985 | Tampopo | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1985 | Tampopo | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1985 | Tampopo | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1988 | A Taxing Woman's Return | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | A Taxing Woman | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | A Taxing Woman | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | The Funeral | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1995 | A Quiet Life | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1995 | A Quiet Life | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1990 | Tales of a Golden Geisha | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | Tales of a Golden Geisha | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1993 | The Last Dance | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1993 | The Last Dance | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1996 | Supermarket Woman | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | Sweet Home | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1992 | Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1997 | Woman in Witness Protection | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1988 | A Taxing Woman's Return | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | The Funeral | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1962 | Rubber Band Pistol | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1962 | Rubber Band Pistol | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1990 | Tales of a Golden Geisha | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1996 | Supermarket Woman | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1997 | Woman in Witness Protection | Screenplay | Writing |
