6.6Directing
Shōhei Imamura
- Born
- 1926-09-15
- Died
- 2006-05-30
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
52 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
2009: Lost Memories
2002 · Movie
Historian
September 11
2002 · Movie
Director
Wives in 30's to 50's
2002 · Movie
Second Assistant Director
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Dr. Akagi
1998 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
The Eel
1997 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker
1995 · Movie
Himself
Black Rain
1989 · Movie
Screenplay · Director · Executive Producer
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
1987 · Movie
Associate Producer
Zegen
1987 · Movie
Director · Writer
Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
1986 · Movie
Producer
I Lived, But...
1983 · Movie
Self
The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Eijanaika
1981 · Movie
Director · Producer · Screenplay
Vengeance Is Mine
1979 · Movie
Director
The Youth Killer
1976 · Movie
Producer
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973 · Movie
Himself · Director
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973 · Movie
Himself · Director
My Shimokita
1972 · Movie
Self · Director
The Pirates of Buban
1972 · Movie
Himself · Director · Writer
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
1971 · Movie
Director
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
1970 · Movie
Director
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970 · Movie
Writer · Director
East China Sea
1968 · Movie
Producer · Writer
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
The Neon Taiheiki
1968 · Movie
Writer
A Man Vanishes
1967 · Movie
Self · Director · Producer
The Pornographers
1966 · Movie
Director · Producer · Screenplay
Intentions of Murder
1964 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
A Modern Samurai Village
1963 · Movie
Screenplay
The Gambling Monk
1963 · Movie
Screenplay
The Insect Woman
1963 · Movie
Director · Writer
Foundry Town
1962 · Movie
Screenplay
Pigs and Battleships
1961 · Movie
Director
My Second Brother
1959 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Endless Desire
1958 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Nishi Ginza Station
1958 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Stolen Desire
1958 · Movie
Director
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957 · Movie
Assistant Director · Screenplay
Mountain Pass
1957 · Movie
Assistant Director
Hungry Soul
1956 · Movie
Assistant Director
Our Town
1956 · Movie
Second Assistant Director
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956 · Movie
Assistant Director
The Balloon
1956 · Movie
Screenplay · Assistant Director
Burden of Love
1955 · Movie
First Assistant Director
Tales of Ginza
1955 · Movie
Assistant Director
The Moon Has Risen
1955 · Movie
Assistant Director
Till We Meet Again
1955 · Movie
First Assistant Director
Tokyo Story
1953 · Movie
Second Assistant Director
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · Movie
Assistant Director
Early Summer
1951 · Movie
Assistant Director