Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Known for
Directing
Born
September 15, 1926
Died
May 30, 2006 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Shōhei Imamura (15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. He was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards, but was never Oscar-nominated in any category.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2002
September 11 poster

September 11

Movie · Director

2002
Wives in 30's to 50's poster

Wives in 30's to 50's

Movie · Second Assistant Director

2001
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge poster

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Movie · Director

1998
Dr. Akagi poster

Dr. Akagi

Movie · Director

1997
The Eel poster

The Eel

Movie · Director

1989
Black Rain poster

Black Rain

Movie · Director

1987
Zegen poster

Zegen

Movie · Director

1983
The Ballad of Narayama poster

The Ballad of Narayama

Movie · Director

1981
Eijanaika poster

Eijanaika

Movie · Director

1979
Vengeance Is Mine poster

Vengeance Is Mine

Movie · Director

1973
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home poster

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

Movie · Director

1973
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute poster

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

Movie · Director

1972
The Pirates of Buban poster

The Pirates of Buban

Movie · Director

1972
My Shimokita poster

My Shimokita

Movie · Director

1971
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand poster

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand

Movie · Director

1970
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess poster

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

Movie · Director

1970
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia poster

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia

Movie · Director

1968
Profound Desires of the Gods poster

Profound Desires of the Gods

Movie · Director

1967
A Man Vanishes poster

A Man Vanishes

Movie · Director

1966
The Pornographers poster

The Pornographers

Movie · Director

1964
Intentions of Murder poster

Intentions of Murder

Movie · Director

1963
The Insect Woman poster

The Insect Woman

Movie · Director

1961
Pigs and Battleships poster

Pigs and Battleships

Movie · Director

1959
My Second Brother poster

My Second Brother

Movie · Director

1958
Endless Desire poster

Endless Desire

Movie · Director

1958
Nishi Ginza Station poster

Nishi Ginza Station

Movie · Director

1958
Stolen Desire poster

Stolen Desire

Movie · Director

1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era poster

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

Movie · Assistant Director

1957
Mountain Pass poster

Mountain Pass

Movie · Assistant Director

1956
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District poster

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

Movie · Assistant Director

1956
Hungry Soul poster

Hungry Soul

Movie · Assistant Director

1956
The Balloon poster

The Balloon

Movie · Assistant Director

1956
Our Town poster

Our Town

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1955
The Moon Has Risen poster

The Moon Has Risen

Movie · Assistant Director

1955
Till We Meet Again poster

Till We Meet Again

Movie · First Assistant Director

1955
Burden of Love poster

Burden of Love

Movie · First Assistant Director

1955
Tales of Ginza poster

Tales of Ginza

Movie · Assistant Director

1953
Tokyo Story poster

Tokyo Story

Movie · Second Assistant Director

1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice poster

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Movie · Assistant Director

1951
Early Summer poster

Early Summer

Movie · Assistant Director