Shōhei Imamura
Directing·September 15, 1926·† May 30, 2006 — 79 years old·Tokyo, Japan
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
1953·8.2
Early Summer
1951·7.9
The Ballad of Narayama
1983·7.5
Vengeance Is Mine
1979·7.6
Black Rain
1989·7.6
The Eel
1997·6.9
September 11
2002·6.4
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952·7.5
2009: Lost Memories
2002·6.2
The Insect Woman
1963·7.2
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968·7.4
Pigs and Battleships
1961·7.1
Filmography · 53
2011Japanese Cinema: New TerritoriesSelf (archive footage)2002Wives in 30's to 50'sSecond Assistant Director2002September 11Director20022009: Lost MemoriesHistorian2001Warm Water Under a Red BridgeDirector · Screenplay1998Dr. AkagiDirector · Screenplay1997The EelDirector · Screenplay1995Shohei Imamura: The Free ThinkerHimself1989Black RainScreenplay · Director · Executive Producer1987The Emperor's Naked Army Marches OnAssociate Producer1987ZegenDirector · Writer1986Have You Seen the Barefoot God?Producer1983I Lived, But...Self1983The Ballad of NarayamaDirector · Screenplay1981EijanaikaDirector · Producer · Screenplay1979Vengeance Is MineDirector1976The Youth KillerProducer1973FantasiaDirector1973Outlaw-Matsu Comes HomeHimself · Director1973Karayuki-San, the Making of a ProstituteHimself · Director1972The Pirates of BubanHimself · Director · Writer1972Oreno ShimokitaSelf · Director1971Following the Unreturned Soldier: ThailandDirector1970History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar HostessWriter · Director1970Following the Unreturned Soldiers: MalaysiaDirector1968Profound Desires of the GodsDirector · Screenplay1968East China SeaProducer · Writer1968Neon taiheikiWriter1967A Man VanishesSelf · Director · Producer1966The PornographersDirector · Producer · Screenplay1964Intentions of MurderDirector · Screenplay1963The Insect WomanDirector · Writer1963The Gambling MonkScreenplay1963A Modern Samurai VillageScreenplay1962Foundry TownScreenplay1961Pigs and BattleshipsDirector1959My Second BrotherDirector · Screenplay1958Endless DesireDirector · Screenplay1958Nishi Ginza StationDirector · Screenplay1958Stolen DesireDirector1957Mountain PassAssistant Director1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraAssistant Director · Screenplay1956Hungry SoulAssistant Director1956Our TownSecond Assistant Director1956Suzaki Paradise: Red Light DistrictAssistant Director1956The BalloonScreenplay · Assistant Director1955Tales of GinzaAssistant Director1955Till We Meet AgainFirst Assistant Director1955Burden of LoveFirst Assistant Director1955The Moon Has RisenAssistant Director1953Tokyo StorySecond Assistant Director1952The Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceAssistant Director1951Early SummerAssistant Director