Juzo Itami
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| Native name | 伊丹 十三 |
| Born |
Yoshihiro Ikeuchi (池内 義弘?) May 15, 1933 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | December 20, 1997 (aged 64) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1960–1989 |
| Spouse(s) | Kazuko Kawakita (1960–66) Nobuko Miyamoto (1969–1997) |
Juzo Itami (伊丹 十三 Itami Jūzō?), born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi (池内 義弘 Ikeuchi Yoshihiro?, May 15, 1933 – December 20, 1997), was a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed ten films, all of which he wrote himself.
Itami was born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi in Kyoto. The name Itami was passed on from his father, Mansaku Itami—who was a renowned satirist and film director before World War II. He was the brother-in-law of Kenzaburō Ōe and uncle of Hikari Ōe. He played the father Ishihara in the comic TV program Cometa-san.
At the end of the war, when he was in Kyoto, Itami was chosen as an prodigy and educated at Tokubetsu Kagaku Gakkyū (; "the special scientific education class") as a future scientist who was expected to defeat the Allied powers. Among his fellow students were the sons of Hideki Yukawa and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga. This class was abolished in March 1947.
He moved from Kyoto to Ehime Prefecture when he was a high school student. He attended the prestigious Matsuyama Higashi High School, where he was known for being able to read works by Arthur Rimbaud in French. But, due to his poor academic record, he had to remain in the same class for two years. It was here that he became acquainted with Kenzaburō Ōe, who later married his sister. When it turned out that he could not graduate from Matsuyama Higashi High School, he transferred to Matsuyama Minami High School, from which he graduated.
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