Masao Adachi

The living legend of Japanese political cinema ADACHI Masao (1939, Japan) is known for his experimental work in the early 1960s and his collaboration with important film makers such as Nagisa Oshima and Koji Wakamatsu. In the early 1970s he became a member of the Japanese Red Army and subsequently spent 26 years in Lebanon. He made his comeback as a film maker in 2007 with The Prisoner-Terrorist.

International Film Festival Rotterdam