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Jūzō Itami

Japanese actor, film director (1933–1997)

4.91body-of-work score · ranked #219 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
May 15, 1933 · Kyoto
Died
December 20, 1997 · Tokyo
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan
Work
actor, film director, essayist, graphic designer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Jūzō Itami
Gorup de Besanez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Funeralお葬式Must-See #376

    1984 · Japan · comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1984 #1 · Japan Academy Prize winner 1985 · Criterion Collection spine #1125

    2.024 citations
  2. 2
    A Taxing Womanマルサの女Must-See #420

    1987 · Japan · comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1987 #1 · Japan Academy Prize winner 1988 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    1.923 citations
  3. 3
    Tampopoタンポポ

    1985 · Japan · comedy

    Letterboxd Top 250 #146 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #868

    0.815 citations
  4. 4
    A Taxing Woman's Returnマルサの女2

    1988 · Japan · drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation

Complete filmography

All 10 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.