Jūzō Itami Movies
- 1965
Lord Jim
Lord Jim6.71965HD
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.
- 1985
Tampopo
Tampopo7.8181985HD
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,...
- 1963
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking7.0061963HD
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer...
- 1992
Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion6.71992HD
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 they...
- 1967
Sing a Song of Sex
Sing a Song of Sex5.61967HD
Four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up with an inebriated teacher singing bawdy drinking...
- 1974
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance6.41974HD
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...
- 1983
The Family Game
The Family Game6.41983HD
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...
- 1987
A Taxing Woman
A Taxing Woman6.7811987HD
Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a...
- 1984
The Funeral
The Funeral7.21984HD
When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three...
- 1997
Woman in Witness Protection
Woman in Witness Protection6.41997HD
Biwako is a vain, middle-aged actress who witnesses a brutal murder. Realizing that the very public life of the woman makes their sole witness...
- 1983
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters7.21983HD
This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a...
- 1988
A Taxing Woman's Return
A Taxing Woman's Return6.31988HD
Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult...
- 1985
Bumpkin Soup
Bumpkin Soup4.81985HD
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...
- 1983
Choji Snack Bar
Choji Snack Bar7.51983HD
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.
- 1981
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Play it, Boogie-Woogie61981HD
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...
- 1992
Convenience Jack
Convenience Jack01992HD
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...
- 1979
Grass Labyrinth
Grass Labyrinth7.311979HD
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...
- 1996
Supermarket Woman
Supermarket Woman6.31996HD
Failing supermarket manager Goro hires the energetic Hanako, his old classmate, to help him compete with a new, rival business in town. Soon,...
- 1969
Safari 5000
Safari 50007.31969HD
A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is...
- 1979
Private Collections
Private Collections51979HD
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...