[ACT] Free Screenings: 6 Films by Shohei Imamura at NFSA (Bookings Required) @ Japanese Film Festival

The Japanese Film Festival 2024 proudly presents this FREE series of works by filmmaker Shоhei Imamura (1926 – 2006), a socially engaged auteur whose mission was to portray a true, unpolished image of Japan beyond the veil of conventional stereotypes and the post-war national agenda.

From engrossing thrillers to dark comedies, award-winning dramas and social satires, this expansive retrospective showcases a selection of Imamura’s thematically provocative and technically innovative films, spanning three decades of his illustrious career.

From 24-29 September the NFSA in Canberra will screen Imamura's films:

• The Ballad of Narayama 24 Sept (Tue), 6pm
• Vengeance is Mine 25 Sept (Wed), 6pm
• Black Rain 28 Sep (Sat), 11am
• Profound Desires of the Gods 28 Sep (Sat), 2pm
• The Insect Woman 29 Sep (Sun), 11am
• Hogs and Warships 29 Sep (Sun), 2pm

Don't miss this rare chance to see Imamura's works on the big screen in Australia! Reserve your FREE tickets on the NFSA website