Shôhei Imamura: Shôhei Imamura. Director: Black Rain. Shohei Imamura's films dig beneath the surface of Japanese society to reveal a wellspring of sensual, often irrational, energy that lies beneath. Along with his colleagues Nagisa Ôshima and Masahiro Shinoda, Imamura began his serious directorial career as a member of the New Wave movement in Japan. Reacting against the studio system, and particularly against the style of Yasujirô Ozu, the director he first assisted,...
Known For: Black Rain (Director), The Insect Woman (Director(as Shohei Imamura)), The Eel (Director), Profound Desires of the Gods (Director)