Itami Jūzō
Selective Filmography:
1984 : The Funeral
1985 : Tampopo
1987 : A Taxing Woman
1988 : A Taxing Woman Returns
1990 : Tales of a Golden Geisha
1992 : Minbo
1993 : The Last Dance
1995 : A Quiet Life
1996 : Supermarket Woman
1997 : Woman in Witness Protection
Selection: 2017
Itami Jūzō was born in 1933 in Tokyo. He became a director, after being an actor in Hollywood movies and commercials. After The Funeral et Tampopo, he directed two American Film Noir parodies: A Taxing Woman and A Taxing Woman Returns, before making Tales of a Golden Giesha. In 1992, he directs yakuzas-related movie Minbo. The mafia does not like their portrayal. The director is said to have commited suicide December 20th 1997.