Director Shôhei Imamura
One of the roles of a film director is to guide actors and actresses in the direction that he seeks. Shôhei Imamura gets very involved in this part of the shoot and gets actors like Kazuo Kitamura, Yasuko Matsui, Hideko Okiyama, Sen Hara, Chikako Hosokawa to deliver at the exact point of intensity and emotion.
A director like Shôhei Imamura makes his best films in the Drama genre. These themes are the most used by this director to recreate himself in his artistic works.