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shihlun · 7 months

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Juzo Itami

- Woman in Witness Protection

1997

#Juzo Itam #伊丹十三 #Woman in Witness Protection #マルタイの女 #Masahiko Tsugawa #津川雅彦 #Japanese Film #1997 #gun #pistol

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redsamuraiii · 29 days

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Heaven and Earth (1990)

I love how both Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen have love interests that reflect their lifestyles and personalities.

Uesugi Kenshin is a reserved person who enjoys reading, and is attracted to Nami who enjoys playing the flute.

Takeda Shingen is an ambitious person who enjoys going to battle, and is attracted to Yae who enjoys fighting as well.

#heaven and earth #ten to chi to #天と地と #uesugi kenshin #takaaki enoki #lady nami #atsuko asano #takeda shingen #masahiko tsugawa #lady yae #naomi zaizen #japanese drama #period drama #historical drama #jidaigeki #japanese movie #japan #samurai

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vibe-stash · 9 months

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Tampopo (1985)

Director: Juzo Itami Cinematography: Masaki Tamura Production Design: Takeo Kimura

#cinematography #film stills #movie stills #movie screencaps #tampopo #juzo itami #masahiko tsugawa #izumi hara #80s cinema #80s movies #80s films #japanese cinema #japanese film

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digitised-celluloid · 6 months

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Supermarket Woman. Dir. Jūzō Itami. 1996.

#supermarket woman #juzo itami #japanese cinema #1990s cinema #Nobuko Miyamoto #Masahiko Tsugawa

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365filmsbyauroranocte · 2 years

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Supermarket Woman (Jūzō Itami, 1996)

#Supermarket Woman #Jūzō Itami #Juzo Itami #Sûpâ no onna #1996 #supa no onna #Nobuko Miyamoto #Masahiko Tsugawa #food #meat #supermarket #Yuji Miyake #Aki Takejô #Shirô Itô #vegetables

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hotpotdragon · 1 year

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Supermarket Woman (1996)

#スーパーの女 #Supermarket Woman #Japanese cinema #Juzo Itami #Nobuko Miyamoto #Masahiko Tsugawa #japanese music #movies

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schlock-luster-video · 2 years

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On July 13, 2008 Crazed Fruit was screened at Eiga Sai.

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byneddiedingo · 1 year

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Yujiro Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, and Masahiko Tsugawa in Crazed Fruit (Ko Nakahira, 1956) Cast: Yujiro Ishihara, Masahiko Tsugawa, Mie Kitahara, Masumi Okada, Harold Conway. Screenplay: Shintaro Ishihara, based on his novel. Cinematography: Shigeyoshi Mine. Art direction: Takashi Matsuyama. Film editing: Masanori Tsuji. Music: Masaru Sato, Toru Takemitsu. The eternal triangle, this time involving two brothers, Natsuhisa (Yujiro Ishihara) and Haruji (Masahiko Tsugawa), and a young woman, Eri (Mie Kitahara). Crazed Fruit is somewhat of a landmark movie in Japanese film history, part of a genre known as taiyozoku or "Sun Tribe" movies, featuring the idle, affluent postwar Japanese youth. Every culture had its rebels without a cause in the 1950s, and the Japanese older generation was as scandalized (and titillated) by them as the rest. Crazed Fruit was singled out as more scandalous than most, partly because it seems to relish the erotic energy of the young without condemning it. The focal point of the film is the younger brother, Haruji, who becomes infatuated with a pretty young woman he sees in a train station, and becomes involved with her after he meets her again while out in a motorboat -- she has swum much farther out from shore than is usual, and he gives her a ride back. Her name is Eri, and she mysteriously keeps him away from the place she lives, agreeing to meet him elsewhere. She is taken with Haruji's innocence and shyness -- for a long time they stop short of having sex -- in part because he reminds her of her own lost innocence. She is married to a wealthy middle-aged American businessman (Harold Conway), a fact she keeps from Haruji, but which his older brother, Natsuhisa, learns and uses to blackmail her into having an affair with him. Haruji's learning the truth leads to a cataclysmic ending, of course. The material is handled with a good deal of sophistication that somewhat mitigates its exploitative qualities. The film made its young leads into big stars: After outgrowing his rebellious youth persona, Masahiko Tsugawa became a leading man and then a familiar character actor, while Yujiro Ishihara (the screenwriter's young brother) and Mie Kitahara married and became frequent costars -- a TCM commentary on the film called them "the Bogart and Bacall of Japan."

#Crazed Fruit #Ko Nakahira #Yujiro Ishihara #Mie Kitahara #Masahiko Tsugawa

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badgaymovies · 2 years

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Woman In Witness Protection (1997)

Woman In Witness Protection by #JuzoItami starring #NobukoMiyamoto, "a culmination of all the many unforgettable characters she enacted in Itami’s oeuvre and is a testament to her remarkable talent."

JUZO ITAMI Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5 Original Title: Marutai no onna Japan, 1997. Itami Productions. Screenplay by Jûzô Itami. Cinematography by Yonezô Maeda. Music by Toshiyuki Honda. Film Editing by Akira Suzuki. The last film by the great Juzo Itami before his mysterious suicide (or murder, depending on who you ask) is this terrific comedy that takes one more aim at an institution that…

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medusa1597 · 2 years

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ok making an official guide to juzo itami's filmography <3

with itami, you will get beautiful humanist movies about the beauty of love and life and human connections but done in a format that is typically associated with made for TV movies with like silliness, and most of the time a lot of tackiness. also a lot of sex or sexual undertones (he was mentored by nagisa oshima) + political commentary (on people from the government, yakuzas and so on) but still in that weirdly elevated lifetime movie style (which works so well obviously). so like overall serious subjects but dealt with the codes of popular entertainment (cop movies, westerns, comedies and even erotic films kinda). also one thing to note is his amazing sense of visuals, you can count on him to always have amazing and very fun costumes and interiors. ok starting the guide now 😁😁😁😁💋💋💋💋💋

1 - the funeral (1984)

movie about funerals and grief and fucking raw in the forest. actually the best depiction of funerals ive ever seen as in a very solemn moment cohabiting with the most simple and stupid daily events of life in a very touching way. starring his wife nobuko miyamoto and tsutomu yamazaki, another one of his main actor

2 - tampopo (1985)

gorgeous gorgeous movie about food and love and how both of these notions intertwine. probably his most famous movie, not my favorite but still an amazing film. starring the same girlies from the funeral because itami is going to work with the same actors for all of his life !

3 - a taxing woman (1987)

a movie about tax evasion with nobuko starring as a tax investigator!!!!!! one of these itami movie where the line is kind of blurred and it really is a fun little cop movie but still insanely fresh and charming. again nobuko miyamoto and tsutomu yamazaki being great as a duo + amazing cigarette acting and fendi glasses

4 - a taxing woman 2 (1988)

not as good and emotional as the first one but still fun. can't really remember honestly but the entire movie is about a religious cult and the amoral antics of their leader which is kind of a daring thing to do. nobuko gets a little twink advisor working under her and itami's third main darling masahiko tsugawa gets a bigger role

5 - tales of golden geisha (1990)

so bad 😭 do not waste your time. gay scandals at the bank, nobuko girlbossing it up with a buddhist bishop and a geriatric gouvernement official with an eye-patch. very big turkish soap energy not in a good way

6 - minbo : the gentle art of japanese extortion (1992)

another movie about scamming and plotting, this time starring yakuzas!!!!!!!! this movie got him killed and it's not even good BUT we get introduced to sexy sexy takehiro murata and nobuko gets to slay in her 80s yuppie looks

7 - a quiet life (1995)

kind of a departure for itami because this movie is about two siblings in the countryside figuring out life on their own while the adults around them struggle to do the same. sometimes very sweet, sometimes very clumsy. nobuko miyamoto has a small part and stuns very hard. overall a weird humanist movie with its itami true crime podcaster moments

8 - supermarket woman (1996)

very cute film about hope and standing up together as a community, very sweet comedy where we get to see nobuko miyamoto shining for the 1000th time with her little bowl cut. very good intro to his filmography in my opinion!!! highly recommend this movie and i think it should be shown all around the world because its such a beautiful universal little comedy

9 - woman in witness protection (1997)

🚨 LEÏLA'S FAVORITE ITAMI MOVIE 🚨 nobuko miyamoto plays an egocentric DIVA separated from reality in what some may call the goldie hawn from first wife club register. amazing performance by nobuko who truly has the best range there is if you take a moment to look back. beautiful and sweet, heartwarming and a bit ironic. if you are into dramatic old women with ugly little dogs and cults, this is for you. a gay classic about a woman running away from death threats made by a man running away from death threats

#all of the illustrations are pulled from the official medusa1597 VLC archives hence the quality #there are two movies missing in that list because i havent seen them yet #but anyways 😁😁😁😁😁 yes #me as a cinema journalist: guysssss isnt this so silly its like silly right omg

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sesiondemadrugada · 2 years

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Bitter End of a Sweet Night (Yoshishige Yoshida, 1961).

#bitter end of a sweet night (1961)#bitter end of a sweet night #amai yoru no hate #yoshishige yoshida #yôichi maeda #masahiko tsugawa #tôichirô narushima #yoshi sugihara #tadataka yoshino #shigeo fukasawa #kôshichi yoshida

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redsamuraiii · 29 days

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Heaven and Earth (1990)

"I have been taught that each man must live out his own destiny."

Set in Sengoku Jidai, during the time of Oda Nobunaga when two legendary Samurai clashed over the Battle of Kawanakajima, as Uesugi Kenshin, protects his lands and people from the ambitious, Takeda Shingen.

At a time where greed and betrayals run rampant across the land, two Samurai lords still chose to fight with honor, earning the respect and admiration of the other lords, that even Oda Nobunaga himself fears them.

One of my comfort movies alongside The Last Samurai. The story, cinematography and soundtrack are equally beautiful and therapeutic that it takes you away from the present to Japan throughout its four seasons.