Shōhei Imamura

Director

Born: September 15, 1926
Died: May 30, 2006 (age 79)
From: 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.

Filmography (31)

Japanese Cinema: New Territories (2011)
Self (archive footage)
September 11 (2002)
Director
2009: Lost Memories (2002)
Historian
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
Director
Dr. Akagi (1998)
Director
The Eel (1997)
Director
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker (1995)
Himself
Black Rain (1989)
Director
Zegen (1987)
Director
I Lived, But... (1983)
Self
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Director
Eijanaika (1981)
Director
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Director
Fantasia
Fantasia (1973)
Director
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home (1973)
Director
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute (1973)
Director
The Pirates of Buban (1972)
Director
Oreno Shimokita (1972)
Director
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand (1971)
Director
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970)
Director
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia (1970)
Director
Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
Director
A Man Vanishes (1967)
Director
The Pornographers (1966)
Director
Intentions of Murder (1964)
Director
The Insect Woman (1963)
Director
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
Director
My Second Brother (1959)
Director
Endless Desire (1958)
Director
Nishi Ginza Station (1958)
Director