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Shōhei Imamura

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Born: September 15, 1926
Died: May 30, 2006
From: 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

Early Summer

The Ballad of Narayama

Vengeance Is Mine

September 11

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Filmography

32 displayed · 52 matching · 52 total

2011

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2002

Wives in 30's to 50's

Directing (Second Assistant Director)

September 11

Directing (Director)

2009: Lost Memories

Acting (Historian)

2001

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

1998

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

1997

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

1995

Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker

Acting (Himself)

1989

Writing (Screenplay) Directing (Director) Production (Executive Producer)

1987

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On

Production (Associate Producer)

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1986

Have You Seen the Barefoot God?

Production (Producer)

1983

I Lived, But...

Acting (Self)

The Ballad of Narayama

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

1981

Directing (Director) Production (Producer) Writing (Screenplay)

1979

Vengeance Is Mine

Directing (Director)

1976

The Youth Killer

Production (Producer)

1973

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

Acting (Himself) Directing (Director)

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

Acting (Himself) Directing (Director)

1972

My Shimokita

Acting (Self) Directing (Director)

The Pirates of Buban

Acting (Himself) Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1971

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand

Directing (Director)

1970

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia

Directing (Director)

1968

Profound Desires of the Gods

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

East China Sea

Writing (Writer) Production (Producer)

The Neon Taiheiki

Writing (Writer)

1967

A Man Vanishes

Acting (Self) Directing (Director) Production (Producer)

1966

The Pornographers

Directing (Director) Production (Producer) Writing (Screenplay)

1964

Intentions of Murder

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

1963

The Insect Woman

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

The Gambling Monk

Writing (Screenplay)