Shōhei Imamura
View on IMDb ↗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
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
A Man Vanishes
I Lived, But...
The Pirates of Buban
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
2009: Lost Memories
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Oreno ShimokitaFilmography (9)
- 2011
Japanese Cinema: New TerritoriesSelf (archive footage) - 2002
2009: Lost MemoriesHistorian - 1995
Shohei Imamura: The Free ThinkerHimself - 1983
I Lived, But...Self - 1973
Karayuki-San, the Making of a ProstituteHimself - 1973
Outlaw-Matsu Comes HomeHimself - 1972
The Pirates of BubanHimself - 1972
Oreno ShimokitaSelf - 1967
A Man VanishesSelf
Crew (44)
- 2002September 11Director
- 2002Wives in 30's to 50'sSecond Assistant Director
- 2001Warm Water Under a Red BridgeScreenplay
- 1998Dr. AkagiScreenplay
- 1997The EelScreenplay
- 1989Black RainExecutive Producer
- 1987The Emperor's Naked Army Marches OnAssociate Producer
- 1987ZegenWriter
- 1986Have You Seen the Barefoot God?Producer
- 1983The Ballad of NarayamaScreenplay
- 1981EijanaikaScreenplay
- 1979Vengeance Is MineDirector
- 1976The Youth KillerProducer
- 1973FantasiaDirector
- 1971Following the Unreturned Soldier: ThailandDirector
- 1970Following the Unreturned Soldiers: MalaysiaDirector
- 1970History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar HostessDirector
- 1968East China SeaWriter
- 1968Neon taiheikiWriter
- 1968Profound Desires of the GodsScreenplay
- 1966The PornographersScreenplay
- 1964Intentions of MurderScreenplay
- 1963A Modern Samurai VillageScreenplay
- 1963The Insect WomanWriter
- 1963The Gambling MonkScreenplay
- 1962Foundry TownScreenplay
- 1961Pigs and BattleshipsDirector
- 1959My Second BrotherScreenplay
- 1958Endless DesireScreenplay
- 1958Stolen DesireDirector
- 1958Nishi Ginza StationScreenplay
- 1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraScreenplay
- 1957Mountain PassAssistant Director
- 1956Suzaki Paradise: Red Light DistrictAssistant Director
- 1956Our TownSecond Assistant Director
- 1956The BalloonAssistant Director
- 1956Hungry SoulAssistant Director
- 1955Burden of LoveFirst Assistant Director
- 1955Till We Meet AgainFirst Assistant Director
- 1955Tales of GinzaAssistant Director
- 1955The Moon Has RisenAssistant Director
- 1953Tokyo StorySecond Assistant Director
- 1952The Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceAssistant Director
- 1951Early SummerAssistant Director