An Appreciation of Itami Juzo on His Birthday, May 14, 1933
“I am trying to discover who I am through making movies. I see myself as being confined in a cage of Japanese culture and the cage of being a man. I have to look at myself from an outsider’s point of view when I make my films.” Itami Juzo.
Nobuko Miyamoto and Juzo Itami, NYC, 4/12/88
Itami and Nobuko Miyamoto, Creative Marriage
Itami was the brother-in-law of Kenzaburō Ōe and an uncle of Hikari Ōe.
A Quiet Life – Criterion based on a novel by Kenzaburo Oe, directed by Itami Juzo.
Itami Juzo was cast in “Lord Jim” acted with Peter O’Toole. When Peter O’Toole visited Japan, Itami took him to meet Akira Kurosawa when he was
filming, “Red Beard”.
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