Tadashi Imai

Tadashi Imai
Tadashi Imai in the April 1953 issue
of Asahi Camera
Born(1912-01-08)January 8, 1912
DiedNovember 22, 1991(1991-11-22) (aged 79)
Sōka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationFilm director
Years active1939–1991

Tadashi Imai (今井正, Imai Tadashi; January 8, 1912 – November 22, 1991) was a Japanese film director known for social realist filmmaking informed by a left-wing perspective. His most noted films include An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953) and Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963).