Writing In The Chaos And Natural Heavy

Shohei Imamura, the most influential director of Japanese history in the international arena, following the famous film director, Akira Kurosawa, keens on creating plays reflecting social problems. His films overthrow the stereotypes of Japanese; Japanese are gentle and cultivated in foreign people's eyes. He devoted his whole life to depicting human instincts and social realities. The unique Eastern characteristics, implicitness and profoundness, enriches the expressiveness of modernist films. Though all the characters depicted in his films are all Japanese, his every single direct discussion of human nature is of common significance to the whole human world. That is why his film could transcend the national boundary and gain the international recognition, achieving the utmost honor.The kernel charm of his films lies in his realistic exposition of the life of grassroots and his humorous expression of human's lust.This thesis attempts to make an overall analysis of Shohei Imamura's films from the following parts: Chapter 1 introduce the themes of Shohei Imamura's creation of films, which are closely related to "life", "death"and "sex", the three most discussed topics of his creation, fully develop from the following three points: keen observance of the survival instinct of the grassroots, the ultimate exploration of human sins and the salvation of the souls, and deep reflection of the truth of history and politics. Chapter 2 discusses the camera lens, color and sound of his films, analyzing the meaning of the film from the perspective of forms. Chapter 3 discusses Solemn and Strange, the aesthetic styles of Shohei Imamura's films in terms of "examination of the ugly" and the metaphoric meaning of objects and scenes of the films.