Directing

Shōhei Imamura

Directing · Born 1926-09-15 · 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.

Credits · 48

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Wives in 30's to 50's
2002 · Second Assistant Director
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September 11
2002 · Director
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2009: Lost Memories
2002 · Historian
Film
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Director
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Dr. Akagi
1998 · Director
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The Eel
1997 · Director
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Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995 · Himself
Film
Black Rain
1989 · Screenplay
Film
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
1987 · Associate Producer
Film
Zegen
1987 · Director
Film
Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
1986 · Producer
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I Lived, But...
1983 · Self
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The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Director
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Eijanaika
1981 · Director
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Vengeance Is Mine
1979 · Director
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The Youth Killer
1976 · Producer
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Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973 · Himself
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Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973 · Himself
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The Pirates of Buban
1972 · Himself
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Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
1971 · Director
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History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970 · Writer
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Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
1970 · Director
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Profound Desires of the Gods
1968 · Director
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East China Sea
1968 · Producer
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Neon taiheiki
1968 · Writer
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A Man Vanishes
1967 · Self
Film
The Pornographers
1966 · Director
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Intentions of Murder
1964 · Director
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The Insect Woman
1963 · Director
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A Modern Samurai Village
1963 · Screenplay
Film
Foundry Town
1962 · Screenplay
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Pigs and Battleships
1961 · Director
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My Second Brother
1959 · Director
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Endless Desire
1958 · Director
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Nishi Ginza Station
1958 · Director
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Stolen Desire
1958 · Director
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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957 · Assistant Director
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Hungry Soul
1956 · Assistant Director
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Our Town
1956 · Second Assistant Director
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Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956 · Assistant Director
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The Balloon
1956 · Screenplay
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Tales of Ginza
1955 · Assistant Director
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Till We Meet Again
1955 · First Assistant Director
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Burden of Love
1955 · First Assistant Director
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The Moon Has Risen
1955 · Assistant Director
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Tokyo Story
1953 · Second Assistant Director
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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · Assistant Director
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Early Summer
1951 · Assistant Director
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