Person
Shōhei Imamura
Directing · 1926–2006 · 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
Tokyo Story
Second Assistant Director
The Ballad of Narayama
Director
Burden of Love
First Assistant Director
Neon taiheiki
Writer
The Eel
Director
Profound Desires of the Gods
Director
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Director
Vengeance Is Mine
Director
Black Rain
Screenplay
The Insect Woman
Director
Filmography
- 2011Japanese Cinema: New TerritoriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2002Wives in 30's to 50'sSecond Assistant Director
- 2002September 11Director
- 20022009: Lost MemoriesHistorian
- 2001Warm Water Under a Red BridgeDirector
- 1998Dr. AkagiDirector
- 1997The EelDirector
- 1995Shohei Imamura: The Free ThinkerHimself
- 1989Black RainScreenplay
- 1987The Emperor's Naked Army Marches OnAssociate Producer
- 1987ZegenDirector
- 1986Have You Seen the Barefoot God?Producer
- 1983I Lived, But...Self
- 1983The Ballad of NarayamaDirector
- 1981EijanaikaDirector
- 1979Vengeance Is MineDirector
- 1976The Youth KillerProducer
- 1973FantasiaDirector
- 1973Outlaw-Matsu Comes HomeHimself
- 1973Karayuki-San, the Making of a ProstituteHimself
- 1972The Pirates of BubanHimself
- 1972Oreno ShimokitaSelf
- 1971Following the Unreturned Soldier: ThailandDirector
- 1970History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar HostessDirector
- 1970Following the Unreturned Soldiers: MalaysiaDirector
- 1968Profound Desires of the GodsDirector
- 1968East China SeaWriter
- 1968Neon taiheikiWriter
- 1967A Man VanishesSelf
- 1966The PornographersDirector
- 1964Intentions of MurderDirector
- 1963The Insect WomanDirector
- 1963The Gambling MonkScreenplay
- 1963A Modern Samurai VillageScreenplay
- 1962Foundry TownScreenplay
- 1961Pigs and BattleshipsDirector
- 1959My Second BrotherDirector
- 1958Endless DesireDirector
- 1958Nishi Ginza StationDirector
- 1958Stolen DesireDirector
- 1957Mountain PassAssistant Director
- 1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraAssistant Director
- 1956Hungry SoulAssistant Director
- 1956Our TownSecond Assistant Director
- 1956Suzaki Paradise: Red Light DistrictAssistant Director
- 1956The BalloonScreenplay
- 1955Tales of GinzaAssistant Director
- 1955Till We Meet AgainFirst Assistant Director
- 1955Burden of LoveFirst Assistant Director
- 1955The Moon Has RisenAssistant Director
- 1953Tokyo StorySecond Assistant Director
- 1952The Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceAssistant Director
- 1951Early SummerAssistant Director
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