Shōhei Imamura

11 directors show their view on the terrorist attacks on the world trade center in New York.

At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.

White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he’s away, suddenly returns home and kills her. After ...

The story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, based on Masuji Ibuse’s novel.

The award-winning director of such esteemed films as Black Rain and The Ballad of Narayama has chosen here to tell the decidedly dicey true tale ...

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone ...

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata) is on the run from the police. Director Shohei Imamura turns this ...

A documentary film showcasing life in postwar Japan as seen through the eyes of a bar hostess.