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Mansaku Itami

film director, screenwriter (1900-1946)

1.35body-of-work score · ranked #694 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

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

Born
January 2, 1900 · Matsuyama
Died
September 21, 1946 · Kamigyō-ku
Nationality
Japan
Work
film director, screenwriter, illustrator, actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Mansaku Itami
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

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
    Akanishi Kakita赤西蠣太

    1936 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1936 #5 · Kurosawa's 100 favorite films

    0.562 citations
  2. 2
    Chuji For Sale忠次売出す

    1935 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1935 #4

    0.431 citation
  3. 3
    The Peerless Patriot國士無双

    1932 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1932 #6

    0.361 citation

Complete filmography

All 8 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.