Shōhei Imamura

Director

Shōhei Imamura (Tokyo, 15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. Imamura was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards, but was never Oscar nominated for any category. His eldest son Daisuke Tengan is also a script writer and film director, and worked on the screenplays to Imamura's films The Eel (1997), Dr. Akagi (1998), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) and 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).

Born: September 15, 1926 in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Died: May 30, 2006 (Age 79)

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Shōhei Imamura Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
I Lived, But... Movie	7.3	Actor	Self	1983
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker Movie	6.8	Actor	Himself	1995
A Man Vanishes Movie	6.9	Actor	Self	1967
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute Movie	7	Actor	Himself	1973
2009: Lost Memories Movie	6	Actor		2002
The Pirates of Buban Movie	7.2	Actor	Himself	1972
Muhomatsu Returns Home Movie	7.5	Actor	Himself	1973
A Man Vanishes Movie	6.9	Directing	Director, Producer	1967
Black Rain Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7.6	Directing	Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay	1989
Dr. Akagi Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Directing	Director, Writer	1998
Early Summer Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	8.2	Directing	Assistant Director	1951
Endless Desire Movie	7	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1958
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.6	Directing	Assistant Director	1952
Foundry Town Movie	7.1	Writing	Screenplay	1962
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess Movie	7	Directing	Director, Writer	1970
Intentions of Murder Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1964
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute Movie	7	Directing	Director	1973
My Second Brother Movie	6.7	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1959
Nishi Ginza Station Movie	6	Directing	Director, Screenplay	1958
Pigs and Battleships Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.3	Directing	Director	1961
Profound Desires of the Gods Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Director, Writer	1968
11’09”01—September 11 Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Director	2002
Stolen Desire Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director	1958
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District Movie	7.2	Directing	Assistant Director	1956
The Ballad of Narayama Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7.7	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1983
The Eel Movie	7.2	Directing	Director, Writer	1997
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.9	Production	Associate Producer	1987
The Insect Woman Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.2	Directing	Director, Writer	1963
The Pornographers Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Producer	1966
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era Movie	7	Directing	Screenplay, Assistant Director	1957
The Youth Killer Movie	6.6	Production	Producer	1976
Tokyo Story Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	8.3	Directing	Second Assistant Director	1953
The Moon Has Risen Movie	7	Directing	Assistant Director	1955
Vengeance Is Mine Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.8	Directing	Director	1979
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Screenplay, Director	2001
Why Not? Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Producer	1981
Zegen Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director, Writer	1987
Have You Seen the Barefoot God? Movie	7.3	Production	Producer	1986
Our Town Movie	6.8	Directing	Second Assistant Director	1956
The Balloon Movie	7	Directing	Assistant Director, Screenplay	1956
Burden of Love Movie	6.4	Directing	First Assistant Director	1955
Hungry Soul Movie	6.5	Directing	Assistant Director	1956
In Search of the Unreturned Soldiers in Thailand Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1971
Tales of Ginza Movie	6.7	Directing	Assistant Director	1955
Till We Meet Again Movie	6.5	Directing	First Assistant Director	1955
The Gambling Monk Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1963
A Modern Samurai Village Movie	7	Writing	Screenplay	1963
Neon taiheiki Movie		Writing	Writer	1968
East China Sea Movie		Production	Producer, Writer	1968
In Search of the Unreturned Soldiers in Malaysia Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1970
The Pirates of Buban Movie	7.2	Directing	Director, Writer	1972
Muhomatsu Returns Home Movie	7.5	Directing	Director	1973
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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