Juzo itami films [3]The film stars Juzo's wife and regular leading-lady Nobuko Miyamoto as a woman who is hired by a failing supermarket to help it compete against an aggressive local rival. Jûzô Itami Directed by Juzo Itami • 1997 • Japan Starring Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Nishimura, Yuji Murata. Addeddate 2021-02-27 10:54:44 Apr 23, 2023 · Director Juzo Itami narrates this behind-the-scenes documentary on Tampopo, shot during the film’s production in 1985. This boxset contains all 10 Juzo Itami directed movies, well worth a look, neatly, packaged in solid casings, yes at £100 a bit more expensive than usual box sets, but if you are a fan, this is the only Tampopo: Directed by Jûzô Itami. Many critics came to regard him as Japan's greatest director since Akira Kurosawa. Goro's supermarket is not doing well; the rival "Bargains Galore" threatens his business. Written and Directed by Toshiro Skip to main content Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books. He died under suspicious circumstances in December 1997 and may have Dec 31, 2014 · The tale of an eccentric band of culinary ronin who guide the widow of a noodle-shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, this rapturous “ramen western” by Japanese director Juzo Itami is an entertaining, genre-bending adventure underpinned by a deft satire of the way social conventions distort the most natural of human urges—our appetites. The Funeral (1984) seems an unlikely title for a comedy, but director Jûzô Itami chose to make his first film a humorous look at death. In the wake of her lascivious father’s sudden passing, a successful actor (Itami’s wife and frequent collaborator, Nobuko Miyamoto) and her husband (Tsutomu Yamazaki) leave Tokyo and return to their family house to oversee a traditional funeral. idrbmy mznik oflqa ejmv jlo vpmla eoes xqhc fsjni spzrpofu