Shōhei Imamura

Directing

Shōhei Imamura

Born 15 September 1926 · Tokyo, Japan · Died 30 May 2006 at 79

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

Highlights

The Ballad of Narayama1983 · Film · Screenplay
Vengeance Is Mine1979 · Film · Director
Black Rain1989 · Film · Screenplay
The Eel1997 · Film · Director
Profound Desires of the Gods1968 · Film · Director
The Insect Woman1963 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

34 films

September 112002 · Film · Director
2009: Lost Memories2002 · Film · Historian
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001 · Film · Director
Dr. Akagi1998 · Film · Director
The Eel1997 · Film · Director
Black Rain1989 · Film · Screenplay
Zegen1987 · Film · Director
The Ballad of Narayama1983 · Film · Screenplay
Eijanaika1981 · Film · Director
Vengeance Is Mine1979 · Film · Director
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home1973 · Film · Director
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute1973 · Film · Director
The Pirates of Buban1972 · Film · Director
My Shimokita1972 · Film · Director
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand1971 · Film · Director
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess1970 · Film · Director
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia1970 · Film · Director
Profound Desires of the Gods1968 · Film · Director
East China Sea1968 · Film · Writer
The Neon Taiheiki1968 · Film · Writer
A Man Vanishes1967 · Film · Director
The Pornographers1966 · Film · Director
Intentions of Murder1964 · Film · Director
The Insect Woman1963 · Film · Director
The Gambling Monk1963 · Film · Screenplay
A Modern Samurai Village1963 · Film · Screenplay
Foundry Town1962 · Film · Screenplay
Pigs and Battleships1961 · Film · Director
My Second Brother1959 · Film · Director
Endless Desire1958 · Film · Director
Nishi Ginza Station1958 · Film · Director
Stolen Desire1958 · Film · Director
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era1957 · Film · Screenplay
The Balloon1956 · Film · Screenplay