Tadashi Imai

One of Japans most prolific and controversial 20thcentury film directors. Son of a priest he rebelled against authority from a young age showing a disdain for traditional religion culture and social structure. In 1934 Imai began writing screenplays and his first movie was the 1939 feature film Numazu Heigakk The Numazu Military Academy. In 1981. he wrote Yuki the Snow Fairy staying true to his rebellious views.