Shohei Imamura
Shohei Imamura
by Quandt, James, Cinematheque Ontario
fromCinémathèque Ontario monographs
This is the first book in English on Shohei Imamua, among the most important artists of postwar Japanese cinema. Best known in the west for his award-winning "The Ballad of Narayama", Imamura has produced a body of work that is unequalled for its tumultuous nergy and formal dari…
"The only Japanese director to have won the Palme d'Or from Cannes more than once, and second only to Ozu Yasujiro in the number of times he has won the prestigious Kinema Jumpo Best One award, the late Imamura Shohei was one of Japan's leading and most controversial film direct…
"The only Japanese director to have won the Palme d'Or from Cannes more than once, and second only to Ozu Yasujiro in the number of times he has won the prestigious Kinema Jumpo Best One award, the late Imamura Shohei was one of Japan's leading and most controversial film direct…