©1986 by Ray Sawhill. ©1986 by Ray Sawhill. I also love Tampopo and have wanted to see the rest of Juzo Itami's filmography.

Directed by Jûzô Itami. Mario Cuomo's 1984 convention speech by CNN.

With an eclectic cast and some bursts of laugh out loud moments, Juzo Itami truly made a worthy film debut. A memoir-essay about Itami by Tsutomu Yamazaki, who acted in several of Itami’s movies.

The Funeral is the debut film from actor and director Juzo Itami, probably best known for his crazy food odyssey Tampopo. A tragic end belies a life led with purpose. Directed by Juzo Itami • 1984 • Japan 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 days in their home.

Richard Burton's Funeral - BBC News (1984) by WALES in the MOVIES. While I like "Tampopo" better, I keep a copy of this around, too. As usual, director Itami Juzo (Juzo Itami) uses his regular cast, each of whom is highly skilled and well attuned to Itami's style. However, with a humorous eye, he presents a universally appealing approach, showing that humankind, despite cultural differences, is the basically the same: the funeral is for the family and friends as much as for the deceased. While I like "Tampopo" better, I keep a copy of this around, too. The son of a successful filmmaker, Juzo Itami made his name acting in television and films before making a late career shift into screenwriting and directing at age 50.

However, with a humorous eye, he presents a universally appealing approach, showing that humankind, despite cultural differences, is the basically the same: the funeral is for the family and friends as much as for the deceased. In this hilarious black comedy, filmmaker Juzo Itami pokes fun at Japanese traditions -- in particular, the culture's strict Buddhist funeral rites. The film shows the preparations for a traditional Japanese funeral.It mixes grief at the loss of a husband and father with wry observations of the various characters as they interact during the three days of preparation. A memoir-essay about Itami by Tsutomu Yamazaki, who acted in several of Itami’s movies.

The remainder of the film is episodic, moving from one incident to another over the course of the three-day funeral, which is held (as is customary) in the home. The remainder of the film is episodic, moving from one incident to another over the course of the three-day funeral, which is held (as is customary) in the home.

With an eclectic cast and some bursts of laugh out loud moments, Juzo Itami truly made a worthy film debut.

420p A Taxing Woman マルサの女 won the top 9 Japan Academy Prize, 日本アカデミー賞, Nippon Akademī-shō in 1988. It offers its own to us as a gift. The ABCs of the Funeral (Juzo Itami) by Christina Chow. This is the first movie by Japanese director Juzo Itami, depicting the Japanese perspective on a subject that most of us would like to avoid. This is the first movie by Japanese director Juzo Itami, depicting the Japanese perspective on a subject that most of us would like to avoid. “The Funeral” is about rituals that release the spirit, about giving up the ghost. Much like Tampopo, The Funeral uses a simple premise to explore the beauty, banality, and hilarity found in our everyday rituals. At the beginning of the film the father-in-law of the protagonist dies unexpectedly of a heart attack. The funeral . The Funeral is a pretty subtle and comedic look at a Japanese funeral from the mind of one of the late great auteurs of cinema.

With Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai, Hideji Ôtaki.

Find trailers, reviews, and all info for The Funeral by Jûzô Itami. Producer: Seigo Hosogoe.

Director: Juzo Itami.

Producer: Seigo Hosogoe.

1:54. However, with a humorous eye, he presents a universally appealing approach, showing that humankind, despite cultural differences, is the basically the same: the funeral is for the family and friends as much as for the deceased.

With Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai, Hideji Ôtaki.
Unfortunately, this hotel is quite popular with the Yakuza (Japanese gangsters) and is a favorite target of theirs for extortion. WFG RATING: A. Jûzô Itami, Writer: Osôshiki. A grand old Japanese hotel is trying to get a prestigious contract as the site of a summit meeting of important foreign officials. The Funeral / Osôshiki (1984) Jûzô Itami, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai, Comedy August 4, 2016 At the beginning of the film the father-in-law of … WFG RATING: A. New Century Productions An Itami Productions film. A short video biography of Juzo Itami, who came to one of the stranger and sadder ends in movie history. It offers its own to us as a gift. At the beginning of the film the father-in-law of the protagonist dies unexpectedly of a heart attack.