He was born in Kyoto. He is filmmaker Mansaku Itami’s son. He started as an actor in 1959 in many Amrican or Japanese films. He wrote essays and animated TV shows. Ososhiki, made in 1984, is his first film. He committed suicide in 1997.
With Chishu Ryu Kin Sugai Nobuko Miyamoto Tsutomu Yamazaki
