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Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

15/09/1926

Day of Death

30/05/2006
(80) years old

Place of Birth

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.

Known For

2009: Lost Memories

2009: Lost Memories

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

The Pirates of Buban

The Pirates of Buban

Oreno Shimokita

Oreno Shimokita

A Man Vanishes

A Man Vanishes

Filmography

Crew

2002

Wives in 30's to 50's

as Second Assistant Director

2002

September 11

as Director

2001

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

as Director

2001

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

as Screenplay

1998

Dr. Akagi

as Director

1998

Dr. Akagi

as Writer

1997

The Eel

as Director

1997

The Eel

as Writer

1989

Black Rain

as Screenplay

1989

Black Rain

as Director

1989

Black Rain

as Executive Producer

1987

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On

as Associate Producer

1987

Zegen

as Director

1987

Zegen

as Writer

1986

Have You Seen the Barefoot God?

as Producer

1983

The Ballad of Narayama

as Director

1983

The Ballad of Narayama

as Screenplay

1981

Eijanaika

as Director

1981

Eijanaika

as Producer

1981

Eijanaika

as Screenplay

1979

Vengeance Is Mine

as Director

1976

The Youth Killer

as Producer

1973

Fantasia

as Director

1973

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

as Director

1973

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

as Director

1972

The Pirates of Buban

as Director

1972

Oreno Shimokita

as Director

1972

The Pirates of Buban

as Writer

1971

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thaila...

as Director

1970

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Ba...

as Writer

1970

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Ba...

as Director

1970

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malay...

as Director

1968

Profound Desires of the Gods

as Director

1968

Profound Desires of the Gods

as Writer

1968

East China Sea

as Producer

1968

East China Sea

as Writer

1968

Neon taiheiki

as Writer

1967

A Man Vanishes

as Director

1967

A Man Vanishes

as Producer

1966

The Pornographers

as Director

1966

The Pornographers

as Producer

1966

The Pornographers

as Screenplay

1964

Intentions of Murder

as Director

1964

Intentions of Murder

as Screenplay

1963

The Insect Woman

as Director

1963

The Insect Woman

as Writer

1963

The Gambling Monk

as Screenplay

1963

A Modern Samurai Village

as Screenplay

1962

Foundry Town

as Screenplay

1961

Pigs and Battleships

as Director

1959

My Second Brother

as Director

1959

My Second Brother

as Screenplay

1958

Endless Desire

as Director

1958

Endless Desire

as Screenplay

1958

Nishi Ginza Station

as Director

1958

Nishi Ginza Station

as Screenplay

1958

Stolen Desire

as Director

1957

Mountain Pass

as Assistant Director

1957

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

as Assistant Director

1957

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

as Screenplay

1956

Hungry Soul

as Assistant Director

1956

Our Town

as Second Assistant Director

1956

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

as Assistant Director

1956

The Balloon

as Screenplay

1956

The Balloon

as Assistant Director

1955

Tales of Ginza

as Assistant Director

1955

Till We Meet Again

as First Assistant Director

1955

Burden of Love

as First Assistant Director

1955

The Moon Has Risen

as Assistant Director

1953

Tokyo Story

as Second Assistant Director

1952

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

as Assistant Director

1951

Early Summer

as Assistant Director