Jūzō Itami — Playwright (10)
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Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
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Jūzō Itami actor: Nobuko Miyamoto / Masahiko Nishimura …
other title: マルタイの女 / La Femme de Marutai
Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of two dedicated cops, Biwako struggles to maintain her career, her public image, and her personal life as she prepares for her new role on the witness stand.
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The Last Dance (1993)
大病人
Jūzō Itami actor: Rentaro Mikuni / Masahiko Tsugawa …
other title: La dernière danse / 大病人
A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, Buhei gradually comes to realize the truth of his condition, leading him on a journey of despair, anger, and – ultimately – acceptance.
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A Taxing Woman (1987)
マルサの女
Jūzō Itami actor: Nobuko Miyamoto / Tsutomu Yamazaki …
other title: Die Steuerfahnderin / L'Inspectrice des impôts …
Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.
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Tampopo (1985)
タンポポ
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Jūzō Itami actor: Tsutomu Yamazaki / Nobuko Miyamoto …
other title: タンポポ
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 owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
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Death (1984)
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Jūzō Itami actor: Tsutomu Yamazaki / 宫本信子 …
other title: 葬礼 / お葬式 …
雨宫家老父亲（奥村公延 饰）因病去世，正在外地拍广告的女儿千鹤子（宫本信子 饰）和女婿井上佗助（山崎努 饰）带着两个儿子连忙赶回老家奔丧。虽然有葬礼负责人海老原（江户家猫八 饰）的帮助，但佗助夫妇仍需临时抱佛脚，学习葬礼礼仪。三天的葬礼，品味生死百态，万般不舍与依恋，俱化作火葬场上空的一缕轻烟…… 本片荣获1984年日本学院奖最优秀作品、最佳导演、最佳男主角、最佳剧本和最佳女配角多项大奖，及1985年蓝丝带最佳导演和最佳男主角奖。