

Shōhei Imamura
Director · Actor · WriterShōhei 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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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR9

Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011
Self (archive footage)

2009: Lost Memories
2002
Historian

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995
Himself

I Lived, But...
1983
Self

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973
Himself

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973
Himself

The Pirates of Buban
1972
Himself

Oreno Shimokita
1972
Self

A Man Vanishes
1967
Self
DIRECTOR41

September 11
2002
Director
- Wives in 30's to 50's
Wives in 30's to 50's
2002
Second Assistant Director

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
Director

Dr. Akagi
1998
Director

The Eel
1997
Director

Black Rain
1989
Director

Zegen
1987
Director

The Ballad of Narayama
1983
Director

Eijanaika
1981
Director

Vengeance Is Mine
1979
Director

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973
Director

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973
Director
- Fantasia
Fantasia
1973
Director

The Pirates of Buban
1972
Director

Oreno Shimokita
1972
Director

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
1971
Director

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970
Director

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
1970
Director

Profound Desires of the Gods
1968
Director

A Man Vanishes
1967
Director

The Pornographers
1966
Director

Intentions of Murder
1964
Director

The Insect Woman
1963
Director

Pigs and Battleships
1961
Director

My Second Brother
1959
Director

Endless Desire
1958
Director

Nishi Ginza Station
1958
Director

Stolen Desire
1958
Director

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
Assistant Director

Mountain Pass
1957
Assistant Director

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956
Assistant Director

Hungry Soul
1956
Assistant Director

The Balloon
1956
Assistant Director

Our Town
1956
Second Assistant Director

The Moon Has Risen
1955
Assistant Director

Till We Meet Again
1955
First Assistant Director

Burden of Love
1955
First Assistant Director

Tales of Ginza
1955
Assistant Director

Tokyo Story
1953
Second Assistant Director

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
Assistant Director

Early Summer
1951
Assistant Director
WRITER23

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
Screenplay

Dr. Akagi
1998
Screenplay

The Eel
1997
Screenplay

Black Rain
1989
Screenplay

Zegen
1987
Writer

The Ballad of Narayama
1983
Screenplay

Eijanaika
1981
Screenplay

The Pirates of Buban
1972
Writer

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970
Writer

East China Sea
1968
Writer

Neon taiheiki
1968
Writer

Profound Desires of the Gods
1968
Screenplay

The Pornographers
1966
Screenplay

Intentions of Murder
1964
Screenplay

The Insect Woman
1963
Writer

A Modern Samurai Village
1963
Screenplay

The Gambling Monk
1963
Screenplay

Foundry Town
1962
Screenplay

My Second Brother
1959
Screenplay

Endless Desire
1958
Screenplay

Nishi Ginza Station
1958
Screenplay

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
Screenplay

The Balloon
1956
Screenplay








