Jūzō Itami Movies

Dark, cynical Japanese epic brought to U.S. in a dubbed version by shlockmeister Harry Novak. Still, this gory, sexy epic is made with style and...

Documentary about the making of Juzo Itami's film "Tampopo" (1985).

Intellectual collegue professor Sasa becomes obsessed with beautiful Sugiko, a virgin. Eventually, luring her to a love hotel.

Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.

Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.

The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji, a fisherman's son, and her devotion to him during a time of...

A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.

A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna" a.k.a. "A Taxing Woman".

Jūzō Itami's debut short film, concerning a group of unique young people in the high economic growth period who are into games with rubber...

A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does...

Yukio, a farm boy, and Toru, a fisherboy, live in a small Japanese village that is periodically threatened by a volcano on one side and tidal waves...

A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Daibyonin" a.k.a. "The Last Dance".

A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Marusa no Onna 2" a.k.a. "A Taxing Woman's Return".

An archery club on retreat in Hokkaido is forced to rescue their teacher who is kidnapped.

Prisoners with special skills from all over Japan are sent to the battlefront on a mission.

A 1970 juvenile delinquent drama.

A dynamic woman who aspires to be a writer, living a wild life in constant search of freedom while indulging in lust with four men.