Shōhei Imamura
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.
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Movies (52)

Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011 · Self (archive footage)

Wives in 30's to 50's
2002 · Second Assistant Director

September 11
2002 · Director

2009: Lost Memories
2002 · Historian

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Director, Screenplay

Dr. Akagi
1998 · Director, Screenplay

The Eel
1997 · Director, Screenplay

Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker
1995 · Himself

Black Rain
1989 · Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
1987 · Associate Producer

Zegen
1987 · Director, Writer

Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
1986 · Producer

I Lived, But...
1983 · Self

The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Director, Screenplay

Eijanaika
1981 · Director, Producer, Screenplay

Vengeance Is Mine
1979 · Director

The Youth Killer
1976 · Producer

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973 · Himself, Director

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973 · Himself, Director

The Pirates of Buban
1972 · Himself, Director, Writer

My Shimokita
1972 · Self, Director

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
1971 · Director

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970 · Director, Writer

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
1970 · Director

Profound Desires of the Gods
1968 · Director, Screenplay

East China Sea
1968 · Writer, Producer

The Neon Taiheiki
1968 · Writer

A Man Vanishes
1967 · Self, Director, Producer

The Pornographers
1966 · Director, Producer, Screenplay

Intentions of Murder
1964 · Director, Screenplay

The Insect Woman
1963 · Director, Writer

The Gambling Monk
1963 · Screenplay

A Modern Samurai Village
1963 · Screenplay

Foundry Town
1962 · Screenplay

Pigs and Battleships
1961 · Director

My Second Brother
1959 · Director, Screenplay

Endless Desire
1958 · Director, Screenplay

Nishi Ginza Station
1958 · Director, Screenplay

Stolen Desire
1958 · Director

Mountain Pass
1957 · Assistant Director

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957 · Assistant Director, Screenplay

Hungry Soul
1956 · Assistant Director

Our Town
1956 · Second Assistant Director

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956 · Assistant Director

The Balloon
1956 · Screenplay, Assistant Director

Tales of Ginza
1955 · Assistant Director

Till We Meet Again
1955 · First Assistant Director

Burden of Love
1955 · First Assistant Director

The Moon Has Risen
1955 · Assistant Director

Tokyo Story
1953 · Second Assistant Director

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · Assistant Director

Early Summer
1951 · Assistant Director
TV shows (0)
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