Juzo Itami

Juzo Itami, whose real name was Ikeuchi Yoshihiro, was born on 15 May 1933 in Kyoto, the son of the filmmaker Itami Mansaku. An advertising graphic designer, he joined Daiei as an actor in 1960, appeared in foreign productions, wrote essays and translated English books, before moving into directing in 1984. In 1992, he was attacked and wounded by yakuza after a film that implicated them. He died on 20 December 1997 in Tokyo, falling from the roof of his building; the police concluded it was suicide, which those close to him have disputed.

In the catalogue 1

• CinemaTampopoタンポポJuzo Itami · 1985Cinema