Directing
Shōhei Imamura
FR, KO, JA cinema · 52 credits
Born
15 September 1926
Died
30 May 2006 (aged 79)
Birthplace
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 any category.
Known for
Filmography
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
as Self (archive footage)
2009: Lost Memories
as Historian
September 11
Director
Wives in 30's to 50's
Second Assistant Director
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Director, Screenplay
Dr. Akagi
Director, Screenplay
The Eel
Director, Screenplay
Black Rain
Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
Zegen
Director, Writer
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
Associate Producer
I Lived, But...
as Self
The Ballad of Narayama
Director, Screenplay
Eijanaika
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Vengeance Is Mine
Director
The Youth Killer
Producer
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
as Himself, Director
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
as Himself, Director
The Pirates of Buban
as Himself, Director, Writer
My Shimokita
as Self, Director
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
Writer, Director
Profound Desires of the Gods
Director, Screenplay
East China Sea
Producer, Writer
A Man Vanishes
as Self, Director, Producer
The Pornographers
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Intentions of Murder
Director, Screenplay
The Insect Woman
Director, Writer
A Modern Samurai Village
Screenplay
The Gambling Monk
Screenplay
Foundry Town
Screenplay
Pigs and Battleships
Director
My Second Brother
Director, Screenplay
Endless Desire
Director, Screenplay
Nishi Ginza Station
Director, Screenplay
Stolen Desire
Director
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Assistant Director, Screenplay
Mountain Pass
Assistant Director
The Balloon
Screenplay, Assistant Director
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Assistant Director
Hungry Soul
Assistant Director
Our Town
Second Assistant Director
The Moon Has Risen
Assistant Director
Till We Meet Again
First Assistant Director
Burden of Love
First Assistant Director
Tales of Ginza
Assistant Director
Tokyo Story
Second Assistant Director
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Assistant Director
Early Summer
Assistant Director