Japan Institute of the Moving Image

Japanese film school and university

The Japan Institute of the Moving Image (日本映画大学, Nihon Eiga Daigaku), formerly known as the Yokohama Broadcasting Technical School, is a Japanese film school and university. It was founded in 1975 by film director Shohei Imamura.^[1]

While a student at this school, director Takashi Miike was given his first film credit, as assistant director on Imamura's 1987 film Zegen.^[2]

As of 2012^[update], the current president is Tadao Sato.^[3]

Notable alumni

Hito Steyerl
Kim Eung-soo
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Takashi Miike
Teruyoshi Uchimura
Tetsurō Degawa
Bakarhythm
Eiko Kano
Kosaka Daimaou
Kotaro Tanaka
Tsuneo Gōda

References

^ 歴史と沿革 [History and Development] (in Japanese). Japan Academy of the Moving Image. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
^ "Catalogue | The Masters of Cinema Series". Eurekavideo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2006-07-19. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
^ "JIMI - Japan Institute of the Moving Image | 日本映画大学". Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2012-12-31.