Jūzō Itami

Jūzō Itami

Jūzō Itami (1933–1997) was a Japanese actor and, later, a popular modern screenwriter and film director. Many critics came to regard him as Japan's greatest director since Akira Kurosawa. His ten feature-length movies and one short film, all of which he wrote himself, are comic satires on elements of Japanese culture. He died under suspicious circumstances in December 1997 and may have been murdered by the yakuza.

  • Title: Jūzō Itami
  • Popularity: 5.339
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1933-05-15
  • Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan
  • Homepage: https://itami-kinenkan.jp/en/
  • Also Known As: Ichizô Itami, Jûzô Itami, 이타미 주조, Itami Juzo, Itami Jūzō, Yoshihiro Ikeuchi, Ikeuchi Yoshihiro, 池内義弘, Itami Juuzou, Juuzou Itami, Juzo Itami
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Jūzō Itami Movies

  • 1971
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    Sweet Secret

    Sweet Secret

    1 1971 HD

    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.

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  • 1979
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    Private Collections

    Private Collections

    5.2 1979 HD

    Three stories. A solitary sailor falls from his boat and washes ashore on a tropical island. While seeking rescue, he's found by a nearly naked woman...

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  • 1974
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    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    6.4 1974 HD

    Lady Snowblood is caught by the police and sentenced to death for her crimes. As she is sent to the gallows she is rescued by the secret police who...

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  • 1970
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    A Young Man's Stronghold

    A Young Man's Stronghold

    1 1970 HD

    A 1970 juvenile delinquent drama.

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  • 1990
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    The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"

    The Making of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"

    1 1990 HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "A-Ge-Man" a.k.a. "Tales of a Golden Geisha".

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  • 1992
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    The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"

    The Making of "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion"

    1 1992 HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Minbo no Onna" a.k.a. "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion".

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  • 2011
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    Itami Juzo Museum's "13"

    Itami Juzo Museum's "13"

    1 2011 HD

    A documentary about the Juzo Itami memorial museum in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan.

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  • 1967
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    Sing a Song of Sex

    Sing a Song of Sex

    5.7 1967 HD

    Four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up with an inebriated teacher singing bawdy drinking...

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  • 1960
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    Her Brother

    Her Brother

    7 1960 HD

    Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between...

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  • 1979
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    No More Easy Life

    No More Easy Life

    7 1979 HD

    Mariko is living the life of a typical Japanese college student in the 70's, spending far more of her time balancing boyfriends and part-time jobs...

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  • 1987
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    The Making of "A Taxing Woman"

    The Making of "A Taxing Woman"

    1 1987 HD

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

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  • 1988
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    The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"

    The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return"

    4.2 1988 HD

    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".

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  • 1989
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    Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

    Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

    4.2 1989 HD

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  • 1982
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    Kidnapping Blues

    Kidnapping Blues

    1 1982 HD

    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...

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  • 1993
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    Making of Daibyonin

    Making of Daibyonin

    1 1993 HD

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

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  • 1974
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    My Way

    My Way

    5.7 1974 HD

    Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government...

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  • 1982
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    Onna no naka no akuma

    Onna no naka no akuma

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1963
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    55 Days at Peking

    55 Days at Peking

    7 1963 HD

    Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer...

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  • 1984
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    MacArthur's Children

    MacArthur's Children

    5.4 1984 HD

    In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the...

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  • 2007
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    Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made

    Itami Jūzō Kinenkan ga dekiru made

    1 2007 HD

    Featurette included with "Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces" about the creation of the Itami Juzo Museum in Matsuyama, Ehime.

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  • 2012
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    "Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki

    "Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki

    6 2012 HD

    A special feature included with the Juzo Itami Film Collection about the production of "Shizuka na Seikatsu" a.k.a. "A Quiet Life".

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  • 2012
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    Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made

    Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made

    1 2012 HD

    A special feature included with the Juzo Itami Film Collection about the production of "Super no Onna" a.k.a. "Supermarkt Woman".

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  • 2012
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    'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete

    'Marutai no Onna' satsuei wo oete

    1 2012 HD

    A special feature included with the Juzo Itami Film Collection about the production of "Marutai no Onna" a.k.a. "Woman in Witness Protection".

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  • 1969
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    Safari 5000

    Safari 5000

    7.3 1969 HD

    A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is...

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  • 1964
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    The Flame of Devotion

    The Flame of Devotion

    6.8 1964 HD

    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...

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  • 1979
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    Grass Labyrinth

    Grass Labyrinth

    7.3 1979 HD

    Akira is haunted by a "bouncing ball" song that he remembers his mother singing when he was a small child, and now on the verge of a sexually active...

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  • 1983
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    The Family Game

    The Family Game

    6.7 1983 HD

    A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a...

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  • 2007
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    Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

    Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

    1 2007 HD

    A documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker.

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  • 1991
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    Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target

    Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target

    1 1991 HD

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

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  • 2003
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    北の国から 記憶 前編

    北の国から 記憶 前編

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1965
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    Lord Jim

    Lord Jim

    6.8 1965 HD

    After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in...

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  • 1969
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    Heat Wave Island

    Heat Wave Island

    6 1969 HD

    Otowa is a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead. The film begins with...

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  • 1966
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    By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

    By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

    8 1966 HD

    Also known as "History of a Man’s Face" and "By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him" . Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their...

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  • 1981
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    Island of the Evil Spirits

    Island of the Evil Spirits

    6 1981 HD

    Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets beautiful twin sisters and tragic events unfold.

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  • 1975
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    I Am a Cat

    I Am a Cat

    3.3 1975 HD

    Nakadai is an English teacher at a local school. He’s put-upon like the patron figure of dozens of films and televisions shows. Viewers who are...

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  • 1983
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    Choji Snack Bar

    Choji Snack Bar

    7 1983 HD

    Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.

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  • 1992
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    Convenience Jack

    Convenience Jack

    1 1992 HD

    A youth action drama depicting the struggles of a young man who gets involved in an extraordinary incident at a convenience store. This film is based...

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  • 1968
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    Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

    1 1968 HD

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

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  • 1968
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    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

    6 1968 HD

    The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight...

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  • 1981
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    Play it, Boogie-Woogie

    Play it, Boogie-Woogie

    6 1981 HD

    A runaway cat-loving girl begins a love triangle with a reckless older man and a young biker in high school. The film follows their subsequent...

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  • 1968
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    The Notorious Concubines

    The Notorious Concubines

    3.5 1968 HD

    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...

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  • 1960
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    The False Student

    The False Student

    6.5 1960 HD

    A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

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  • 1961
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    Ten Dark Women

    Ten Dark Women

    5.9 1961 HD

    Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long...

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  • 1986
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    The Making of "Tampopo"

    The Making of "Tampopo"

    1 1986 HD

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

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  • 1962
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    Rubber Band Pistol

    Rubber Band Pistol

    5.4 1962 HD

    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 band...

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  • 1983
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    The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

    7.3 1983 HD

    This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a...

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  • 1985
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    Bumpkin Soup

    Bumpkin Soup

    4.8 1985 HD

    A country girl visits Tokyo in search of her college heartthrob. Here she meets horny students, a psychology professor in search of the theory of...

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  • 1967
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    Parole

    Parole

    1 1967 HD

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

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  • 1969
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    Team of Ruffians

    Team of Ruffians

    1 1969 HD

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

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  • 1980
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    Until Evening

    Until Evening

    1 1980 HD

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

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  • 1961
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    The Big Wave

    The Big Wave

    1 1961 HD

    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...

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  • 1989
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    Sweet Home

    Sweet Home

    6.7 1989 HD

    A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When they start filming at his old home, they come under...

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  • 1971
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    The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

    1 1971 HD

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

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  • 1984
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    Make-Up

    Make-Up

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1968
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    Even If Life Withers

    Even If Life Withers

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1981
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    Baian the Assassin

    Baian the Assassin

    9 1981 HD

    This is an ensemble period drama adapted from Shotaro Ikenami's popular novel, featuring the famous Kabuki actor brothers Kinnosuke Manya and Katsuo...

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  • 1960
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    Kirai Kirai Kirai

    Kirai Kirai Kirai

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1985
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    Tampopo

    Tampopo

    7.9 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    Tampopo

    Tampopo

    7.9 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    Tampopo

    Tampopo

    7.9 1985 HD

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  • 1987
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    A Taxing Woman

    A Taxing Woman

    6.8 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    A Taxing Woman

    A Taxing Woman

    6.8 1987 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Funeral

    The Funeral

    7.2 1984 HD

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  • 1988
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    A Taxing Woman's Return

    A Taxing Woman's Return

    6.2 1988 HD

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  • 1995
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    A Quiet Life

    A Quiet Life

    7.4 1995 HD

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  • 1990
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    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    6.3 1990 HD

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  • 1995
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    A Quiet Life

    A Quiet Life

    7.4 1995 HD

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  • 1990
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    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    6.3 1990 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Last Dance

    The Last Dance

    6.7 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Last Dance

    The Last Dance

    6.7 1993 HD

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  • 1996
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    Supermarket Woman

    Supermarket Woman

    6.5 1996 HD

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  • 1989
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    Sweet Home

    Sweet Home

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 1992
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    Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

    Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

    6.7 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

    Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

    6.7 1992 HD

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  • 1997
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    Woman in Witness Protection

    Woman in Witness Protection

    6.4 1997 HD

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  • 1988
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    A Taxing Woman's Return

    A Taxing Woman's Return

    6.2 1988 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Funeral

    The Funeral

    7.2 1984 HD

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  • 1962
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    Rubber Band Pistol

    Rubber Band Pistol

    5.4 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Rubber Band Pistol

    Rubber Band Pistol

    5.4 1962 HD

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  • 1990
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    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    6.3 1990 HD

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  • 1996
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    Supermarket Woman

    Supermarket Woman

    6.5 1996 HD

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  • 1997
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    Woman in Witness Protection

    Woman in Witness Protection

    6.4 1997 HD

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  • 1982
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    Toge no Gunzo

    Toge no Gunzo

    1 1982 HD

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  • 2012
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    Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna

    Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna

    1 2012 HD

    2012 NHK drama based on the Juzo Itami film "A Taxing Woman" (Marusa no Onna).

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