About
Film director who is best known for the 1969 drama feature Funeral Parade of Roses. This film served as a major inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of A Clockwork Orange.
Before Fame
He graduated from Tokyo University in 1955.
Trivia
He served as Dean of Arts at the Kyoto University of Art and Design.
Family Life
He was from Japan.
Associated With
Both he and Akira Kurosawa were influential Japanese film directors.
