Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday15 September 1926
Died30 May 2006 (age 79)
Place of birthTokyo, Japan
Known credits52

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.

Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Wives in 30's to 50's
Wives in 30's to 50's
2002 · Second Assistant Director
September 11
September 11
2002 · Director
2009: Lost Memories
2009: Lost Memories
2002 · Historian
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Director
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Screenplay
Dr. Akagi
Dr. Akagi
1998 · Director
Dr. Akagi
Dr. Akagi
1998 · Screenplay
The Eel
The Eel
1997 · Director
The Eel
The Eel
1997 · Screenplay
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995 · Himself
Black Rain
Black Rain
1989 · Screenplay
Black Rain
Black Rain
1989 · Director
Black Rain
Black Rain
1989 · Executive Producer
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
1987 · Associate Producer
Zegen
Zegen
1987 · Director
Zegen
Zegen
1987 · Writer
Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
1986 · Producer
I Lived, But...
I Lived, But...
1983 · Self
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Director
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Screenplay
Eijanaika
Eijanaika
1981 · Director
Eijanaika
Eijanaika
1981 · Producer
Eijanaika
Eijanaika
1981 · Screenplay
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine
1979 · Director
The Youth Killer
The Youth Killer
1976 · Producer
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973 · Himself
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973 · Himself
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973 · Director
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973 · Director
The Pirates of Buban
The Pirates of Buban
1972 · Himself
My Shimokita
My Shimokita
1972 · Self
The Pirates of Buban
The Pirates of Buban
1972 · Director
My Shimokita
My Shimokita
1972 · Director
The Pirates of Buban
The Pirates of Buban
1972 · Writer
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
1971 · Director
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970 · Writer
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970 · Director
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
1970 · Director
Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968 · Director
Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968 · Screenplay
East China Sea
East China Sea
1968 · Producer
East China Sea
East China Sea
1968 · Writer
The Neon Taiheiki
The Neon Taiheiki
1968 · Writer
A Man Vanishes
A Man Vanishes
1967 · Self
A Man Vanishes
A Man Vanishes
1967 · Director
A Man Vanishes
A Man Vanishes
1967 · Producer
The Pornographers
The Pornographers
1966 · Director
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