Roger CORMAN
Roder Corman was born on Apr.5,1926, in Detroit. He graduated from Stanford University as an engineering major. A few years later, he made his debut film, FIVE GUNS WEST. Since then, he has been working as a producer, executive producer, and director in the film industry. Many filmmakers categorize him as the father of the independent "B movies", low-budget exploitation films. Some of his well-known films are THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH(1964) and THE TOMB OF LIGEIA(1964). As a producer, he helped many new famous talents, such as Francis Ford Copola, Martin Scorsese, and Jonathan Demme start their career in film industry. In 1990, he returned to his initial job, directing FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND after almost 20 year's absence. For PiFan'97, he will screen a feature film which he produced called KYOKO, directed by Rye Marakami, and serve as a Chairman of Jury in PiFan97.