Itami Mansaku
Itami Mansaku ( Japanese 伊丹 万 作 , actually: Ikeuchi Yoshitoyo ( 池内 義 豊 ); born January 2, 1900 in Matsuyama ; † September 21, 1946 ) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who, alongside Itō Daisuke and Yamanaka Sadao, directed Samurai films became known.
Itami was encouraged by his childhood friend Itō to write scripts and hired by this in 1926 together with Inagaki Hiroshi as an assistant director. The following year Inagaki and Itami were employees of a film studio by Kataoka Chiezō , where Itami wrote the screenplay for Inagaki's first feature film, Tenkataiheiki . In 1932 his first directorial work was Kakita Akanishi , a comedy with the satirical view of society typical of Itami. In his next film, Kakita Akanishi , the hero is not a superman, but a samurai who shares the common man's worries and weaknesses.
In 1937 the film The Daughter of the Samurai (also: Die Liebe der Mitsu , Brave little Mitsuko , Japanese Atarashiki tsuchi ) was made, a German-Japanese production directed by Itami with Arnold Fanck . After filming the film Kyojinden , Itami died in 1946 at the age of only 46. His son Itami Jūzō was also known as a director.
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- Itami Mansaku in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Allmovies - Mansaku Itami
- Japanese celebrity's grave guid - Mansaku Itami
- answers.com - Mansaku Itami
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Itami, Mansaku |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 伊丹 万 作 (Japanese); Ikeuchi Yoshitoyo (real name); 池内 義 豊 (Japanese, real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Matsuyama |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1946 |