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Japan Institute of the Moving Image
Japanese film school and university / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]