[QLD] Free Screenings: 10 Films by Shohei Imamura at QAGOMA (Walk-Ins Only) @ 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 the 7-16 October QAGOMA in Brisbane will screen Imamura’s films:

• The Insect Woman 7 Oct (Mon), 11am
• Vengeance is Mine 7 Oct (Mon), 2pm | 11 Oct (Fri), 8.30pm
• Hogs and Warships 9 Oct (Wed), 6pm
• Endless Desire 9 Oct (Wed), 8.15pm
• Black Rain 11 Oct (Fri), 6pm
• Intentions of Murder 12 Oct (Sat), 10.30am
• Profound Desires of the Gods 12 Oct (Sat), 2pm
• A Man Vanishes 13 Oct (Sun), 11am
• The Ballad of Narayama 13 Oct (Sun), 2pm | 16 Oct (Wed), 8pm
• Stolen Desire 16 Oct (Wed), 6pm

Don’t miss this rare chance to see Imamura’s works on the big screen in Australia! No reservations required, screenings are walk-ins only. Visit the QAGOMA website for further details.

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