Jūzō Itami

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Supermarket Woman
7.3

Supermarket Woman

Jun. 15, 1996

Supermarket Woman

Failing supermarket manager Goro hires the energetic Hanako, his old classmate, to help him compete with a new, rival business in town. Soon, ...
Tales of a Golden Geisha
6.4

Tales of a Golden Geisha

The film stars two of Itami’s regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko ...
A Taxing Woman
7.2

A Taxing Woman

Feb. 07, 1987

A Taxing Woman

Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor ...
Tampopo
7.9

Tampopo

Nov. 23, 1985

Tampopo

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed ...
The Funeral
7.2

The Funeral

Nov. 17, 1984

The Funeral

When Wabisuke’s father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds ...
Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
7.4

Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so ...