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Tsuyoshi Imai has 0 titles cut in the Nutevio catalogue.
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Tsuyoshi Imai has 0 titles cut in the Nutevio catalogue.
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Imai set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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Shinsuke Sato
Director
9 shared titles · Kingdom

Shinzo Matsuhashi
Producer
8 shared titles · The Silent Service

Ryo Yoshizawa
Actor
7 shared titles · Kingdom

Yutaka Yamada
Original Music Composer
7 shared titles · Kingdom

Takeru Satoh
Actor
6 shared titles · Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

Takao Osawa
Actor
6 shared titles · The Silent Service

Kento Yamazaki
Actor
6 shared titles · Kingdom

Kanna Hashimoto
Actor
5 shared titles · Kingdom
Takuro Ishizaka
Director of Photography
5 shared titles · Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Ryosuke Mori
Producer
5 shared titles · Kingdom

Tsutomu Kuroiwa
Screenplay
5 shared titles · Kingdom

Yosuke Eguchi
Actor
4 shared titles · Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
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