Iimura Takahiko

Takahiko Iimura
飯村 隆彦
Born (1937-02-20)February 20, 1937
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Film director

Takahiko Iimura (飯村隆彦 Iimura Takahiko, born February 20, 1937) is a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and fine artist. He is considered one of the pioneers of experimental and independent filmmaking in Japan.[1] Iimura was born in Tokyo and is a graduate of Keio University. His film Onan (1963) won the Special Prize at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival in 1964. He published a seminal work on experimental filmmaking in 1970, Geijutsu to higeijutsu no aida, and a biography of Yoko Ono, Ono Yōko hito to sakuhin, in 1985. Iimura made much of his film in New York City, but became a professor at the Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design in 1992.[1][2]

Filmography

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

References

  1. 1 2 "飯村隆彦" [Takahiko Iimura]. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten (日本人名大辞典) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  2. "実験映画" [Experimental cinema]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
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