Pigs and Battleships

Imamura was a "pupil" of the famed director Ozu, not least on the acclaimed "Tokyo Story". But Imamura was of a new generation and looking for, if not neo-realism, then at least, a focus on social aspects that were largely ignored in the mainstream movies of the 40's and 50's. Imamura became a central figure in the emerging new waves of movie directors. I can see an attempt at joining the playfulness of Godard and t…