Juzo Itami Memorial

Interesting place.

I didn't know much about Itami Juzo before visiting but came away quite interested and wanting to watch all of his movies. The museum is well set out and very fresh and modern. Not a huge amount in En...

Interesting place.

I didn't know much about Itami Juzo before visiting but came away quite interested and wanting to watch all of his movies. The museum is well set out and very fresh and modern. Not a huge amount in En...

Tampopo too far

Although I was aware of the film Tampopo I was rather underwhelmed by this museum. At 800¥ to get in it is very VERY small. It was interesting to see his art which is fantastic, some amazing pencil sk...

Tampopo too far

Although I was aware of the film Tampopo I was rather underwhelmed by this museum. At 800¥ to get in it is very VERY small. It was interesting to see his art which is fantastic, some amazing pencil sk...

Multi-talented な people

Original Text

About 3 minutes walk from the "Tenzanbashi" bus stop, which is 20 minutes by bus from Matsuyama City Station. The admission fee is 800 yen. There are two exhibition rooms, the first room is a permanent exhibition (photographable) that explains Juzo Itami's life, and the second room is the venue for a special exhibition (photographable). My father (Itami Mansaku) was born in Matsuyama. Jusan was born in Kyoto, but he spent his high school days in Matsuyama. Since he was a child, he was good at painting and was the first to take a career as a commercial designer. And even after becoming an actor, he wrote essays and illustrations, and also wrote music and cooking ...