is a Japanese

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and

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Career

Born in

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, Izutsu started making

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s in high school, and directed his first

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, a

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, in 1975. He earned a citation from the

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in 1981 for ''Gaki Teikoku'', and his '' Boys Be Ambitious'' won the best picture award at the 1996

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. He received two

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nominations in 2006 for writing and directing ''

Pacchigi! is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu. Plot Romeo, A.K.A. Kosuke Matsuyama ( Shun Shioya), is a second-year high school student. A nice, normal, nonviolent type, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a rampaging crowd of Ko ...

'' and won the award for best director at the 27th

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for that film. Izutsu frequently appears on television in Japan and is known for his critical commentary. He has also directed many television commercials.

Filmography

* ''Iku Iku Maito Gai: Seishun no Monmon'' (1975) * ''Nikuiro no Umi'' (1978) * ''Bōkōma Shinju-zeme'' (1979) * ''Shikijō Mesu-gari'' (1981) * ''Gaki Teikoku: Akutare Sensō'' (1981) * ''Gaki Teikoku'' (1981) * ''Akai Fukushū: Bōkan'' (1982) * '' Miyuki'' (1983) * ''Hare Tokidoki Satsujin'' (1984) * ''Nidaime wa Christian'' (1985) * ''

Inuji ni Seshi Mono is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu. Awards 8th Yokohama Film Festival *Won: Best Actress - Narumi Yasuda is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Inujini seshi mono'' ...

'' (1986) * ''Abunai Hanashi Mugen Monogatari'' (1989) * '' Universal Laws'' (1990) * '' Boys Be Ambitious'' (1996) * ''Amateur Singing Contest'' (1999) * ''Big Show! Hawaii ni Utaeba'' (1999) * '' Get Up!'' (2003) * ''

'' (2005) * ''Pacchigi! Love & Peace'' (2007) * ''The Hero Show'' (2010) * ''Fly with the Gold'' (2012) * ''Wiseguy'' (2020)

References

External links

* * * 1952 births Living people Japanese film directors Japanese television personalities {{Japan-film-director-stub