IWASAKI, Akira

岩崎昶, 18 November 1903 - 16 September 1981

a noted film critic, historian, and poducer
wrote or edited over 30 books of film criticism/history/theory/biographies
a prominent left-wing figure, involved in Marxist politics
helped introduce German experimental film in Japan
instrumental in getting Teinosuke Kinugasa's experimental film A Page of Madness (狂った一頁, 1926) screened in Tokyo
a founding member of the Japan Proleteriat Kinema League (Pro-Kino)
arrested in 1940 for his opposition to the Film Law
a documentary film producer
produced left-wing independent films
only film critic arrested by ideological police during the war
a member of the Berlinale jury in 1974
Three Little Bears (1931) was based on a story by Kazuko Murayama, the wife of avant-garde artist Tomoyoshi Murayama
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