[NSW] Free Screenings: 6 Films by Shohei Imamura at AGNSW (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 9 October – 10 November, 2024 the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney will screen Imamura’s films:

• Hogs and Warships 16 Oct (Wed), 2pm & 7:15pm
• Black Rain 20 Oct (Sun), 2pm
• Vengeance is Mine 23 Oct (Wed), 2pm & 7:15pm
• The Ballad of Narayama 27 Oct (Sun), 2pm & 30 Oct (Wed) 2pm
• Intentions of Murder 30 Oct (Wed), 7:15pm & 3 Nov (Sun) 2pm
• The Insect Woman 6 Nov (Wed), 2pm & 7:15pm, 10 Nov (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 AGSNW website