Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 15, 1926

Died

May 30, 2006

Age

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Popularity

1.5

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Shōhei Imamura

Directing

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.

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Known For

7.5

The Ballad of Narayama

1983 · Movie

8.1

Tokyo Story

1953 · Movie

7.5

Vengeance Is Mine

1979 · Movie

6.9

The Eel

1997 · Movie

6.6

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001 · Movie

6.4

September 11

2002 · Movie

6.0

Have You Seen the Barefoot God?

1986 · Movie

7.6

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952 · Movie

7.9

Early Summer

1951 · Movie

7.6

Black Rain

1989 · Movie

7.2

The Insect Woman

1963 · Movie

7.4

Profound Desires of the Gods

1968 · Movie

Filmography

2011

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Movie · Self (archive footage)

Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

Movie · Himself

6.3

1973

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute