Directing
Shōhei Imamura
Born September 15, 1926 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.
Directed Films
6.4
September 11
2002·Drama
6.6
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001·Fantasy
6.4
Dr. Akagi
1998·Comedy
6.9
The Eel
1997·Drama
7.6
Black Rain
1989·Drama
6.5
Zegen
1987·Comedy
7.5
The Ballad of Narayama
1983·Drama
6.2
Eijanaika
1981·Drama
7.6
Vengeance Is Mine
1979·Crime
6.3
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973·Documentary
8.3
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973·Documentary
6.5
The Pirates of Buban
1972·Documentary
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Oreno Shimokita
1972
6.3
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
1971·Documentary
6.1
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970·Documentary
6.5
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
1970·Documentary
7.4
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968·Drama
6.8
A Man Vanishes
1967·Drama
7.2
The Pornographers
1966·Comedy
7.0
Intentions of Murder
1964·Drama
7.2
The Insect Woman
1963·Drama
7.1
Pigs and Battleships
1961·Crime
6.6
My Second Brother
1959·Drama
6.8
Endless Desire
1958·Drama
Also Appeared In
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Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011·Documentary
6.2
2009: Lost Memories
2002·Thriller
8.5
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995·Documentary
6.8
I Lived, But...
1983·Documentary
6.3
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973·Documentary
8.3
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973·Documentary
6.5
The Pirates of Buban
1972·Documentary
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Oreno Shimokita
1972
6.8
A Man Vanishes
1967·Drama