Shōhei Imamura
Directing
Born: September 15, 1926 · Tokyo, Japan
Died: May 30, 2006 (aged 79)
Highest Rated
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
1953
Early Summer
1951
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
Black Rain
1989
The Eel
1997
September 11
2002
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
2009: Lost Memories
2002
The Insect Woman
1963
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968
Pigs and Battleships
1961
Photos (4)
Movies (1)
Self / Appearances (8)
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self (archive footage)
I Lived, But...
Self
A Man Vanishes
Self
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Himself
The Pirates of Buban
Himself
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Himself
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
Himself
My Shimokita
Self
Directing (40)
Tokyo Story
Second Assistant Director
The Ballad of Narayama
Director
Vengeance Is Mine
Director
Profound Desires of the Gods
Director
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Assistant Director
The Eel
Director
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Director
Dr. Akagi
Director
Black Rain
Director
September 11
Director
The Insect Woman
Director
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Assistant Director
Zegen
Director
Early Summer
Assistant Director
Pigs and Battleships
Director
My Second Brother
Director
The Pornographers
Director
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Assistant Director
Intentions of Murder
Director
Endless Desire
Director
Till We Meet Again
First Assistant Director
Burden of Love
First Assistant Director
Eijanaika
Director
A Man Vanishes
Director
The Moon Has Risen
Assistant Director
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
Director
The Balloon
Assistant Director
Mountain Pass
Assistant Director
Nishi Ginza Station
Director
Tales of Ginza
Assistant Director
Hungry Soul
Assistant Director
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
Director
The Pirates of Buban
Director
Our Town
Second Assistant Director
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Director
Stolen Desire
Director
Wives in 30's to 50's
Second Assistant Director
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
Director
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
Director
My Shimokita
Director
Writing (23)
The Ballad of Narayama
Screenplay
Profound Desires of the Gods
Screenplay
The Eel
Screenplay
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Screenplay
Dr. Akagi
Screenplay
Black Rain
Screenplay
The Insect Woman
Writer
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Screenplay
Zegen
Writer
My Second Brother
Screenplay
The Pornographers
Screenplay
Neon taiheiki
Writer
Intentions of Murder
Screenplay
Endless Desire
Screenplay
Eijanaika
Screenplay
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
Writer
The Balloon
Screenplay
A Modern Samurai Village
Screenplay
Nishi Ginza Station
Screenplay
Foundry Town
Screenplay
The Gambling Monk
Screenplay
East China Sea
Writer
The Pirates of Buban
Writer
Producing (8)
Black Rain
Executive Producer
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
Associate Producer
The Pornographers
Producer
The Youth Killer
Producer
Eijanaika
Producer
A Man Vanishes
Producer
Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
Producer
East China Sea
Producer