Iimura Takahiko

was a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and fine artist. He is considered one of the pioneers of experimental and independent filmmaking in Japan. Iimura was born in Tokyo and was a graduate of Keio University. His film ''Onan'' (1963) won the Special Prize at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival in 1964. He published a seminal work on experimental filmmaking in 1970, ''Geijutsu to higeijutsu no aida'', and a biography of Yoko Ono, ''Ono Yōko hito to sakuhin'', in 1985. Iimura made much of his film in New York City, but became a professor at the Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design in 1992. Provided by Wikipedia