Shōhei Imamura

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Shōhei Imamura

Directing September 15, 1926

Tokyo, Japan

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 an…

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Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

8.1 1953 Movie
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

7.5 1983 Movie
Early Summer

Early Summer

7.8 1951 Movie
Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

7.6 1979 Movie
The Eel

The Eel

6.9 1997 Movie
September 11

September 11

6.4 2002 Movie
Black Rain

Black Rain

7.6 1989 Movie
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

7.5 1952 Movie
2009: Lost Memories

2009: Lost Memories

6.2 2002 Movie
The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

7.2 1963 Movie
Profound Desires of the Gods

Profound Desires of the Gods

7.4 1968 Movie
Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

7.1 1961 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2011
    Japanese Cinema: New Territories

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2002
    Wives in 30's to 50's

    Movie Second Assistant Director

  3. 2002
    September 11

    Movie Director

  4. 2002
    2009: Lost Memories

    Movie Historian

  5. 2001
    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

    Movie Director

  6. 1998
    Dr. Akagi

    Movie Director

  7. 1997
    The Eel

    Movie Director

  8. 1995
    Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

    Movie Himself

  9. 1989
    Black Rain

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1987
    The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On

    Movie Associate Producer

  11. 1987
    Zegen

    Movie Director

  12. 1986
    Have You Seen the Barefoot God?

    Movie Producer

  13. 1983
    I Lived, But...

    Movie Self

  14. 1983
    The Ballad of Narayama

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1981
    Eijanaika

    Movie Director

  16. 1979
    Vengeance Is Mine

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1976
    The Youth Killer

    Movie Producer

  2. 1973
    Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

    Movie Himself

  3. 1973
    Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

    Movie Himself

  4. 1972
    The Pirates of Buban

    Movie Himself

  5. 1972
    My Shimokita

    Movie Self

  6. 1971
    Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand

    Movie Director

  7. 1970
    History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

    Movie Director

  8. 1970
    Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia

    Movie Director

  9. 1968
    Profound Desires of the Gods

    Movie Director

  10. 1968
    East China Sea

    Movie Producer

  11. 1968
    The Neon Taiheiki

    Movie Writer

  12. 1967
    A Man Vanishes

    Movie Self

  13. 1966
    The Pornographers

    Movie Director

  14. 1964
    Intentions of Murder

    Movie Director

  15. 1963
    The Insect Woman

    Movie Director

  16. 1963
    The Gambling Monk

    Movie Screenplay

  17. 1963
    A Modern Samurai Village

    Movie Screenplay

  18. 1962
    Foundry Town

    Movie Screenplay

  19. 1961
    Pigs and Battleships

    Movie Director

  20. 1959
    My Second Brother

    Movie Director

  21. 1958
    Endless Desire

    Movie Director

  22. 1958
    Nishi Ginza Station

    Movie Director

  23. 1958
    Stolen Desire

    Movie Director

  24. 1957
    Mountain Pass

    Movie Assistant Director