Juzo Itami (伊丹 å 三, Itami JÅ«zÅ ), born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi (æ±
内 義弘, Ikeuchi Yoshihiro, May 15, 1933 â€" December 20, 1997),
was a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed
eleven films, all of which he wrote himself.Itami was born Yoshihiro
Ikeuchi in Kyoto. The name Itami was passed on from his father,
Mansaku Itamiâ€"who was a renowned satirist and film director before
World War II. He was the brother-in-law of KenzaburÅ ÅŒe and uncle of
Hikari ÅŒe. 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
(特別ç§'å¦å¦ç´š; "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 KenzaburÅ ÅŒe, 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.
内 義弘, Ikeuchi Yoshihiro, May 15, 1933 â€" December 20, 1997),
was a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed
eleven films, all of which he wrote himself.Itami was born Yoshihiro
Ikeuchi in Kyoto. The name Itami was passed on from his father,
Mansaku Itamiâ€"who was a renowned satirist and film director before
World War II. He was the brother-in-law of KenzaburÅ ÅŒe and uncle of
Hikari ÅŒe. 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
(特別ç§'å¦å¦ç´š; "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 KenzaburÅ ÅŒe, 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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