Shohei Imamura

Shohei Imamura

Director 25 / Writer 21 / Actor 6 · 1956 – 2002 · 🎬 52 · 🇯🇵 Japan

Shōhei Imamura was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in the depiction of the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from Japan to win two Palme d'Or awards, doing so with The Ballad of Narayama (1983) and The Eel (1997).

All · 52 🎬 Movies · 52

Drama Comedy documentary History TV movie

Highlights

September 11

September 11

2002

2009: Lost Memories

2009: Lost Memories

2002

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001

Frequent Collaborators

Shoichi Ozawa

29 shared

Taiji Tonoyama

20 shared

Kazuo Kitamura

19 shared

Kō Nishimura

17 shared

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

12 shared

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

11 shared

All decades 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

🎬 Movies

September 11

September 11

director

2002

2009: Lost Memories

2009: Lost Memories

actor

2002

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

director

2001

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

writer

2001

Dr. Akagi

Dr. Akagi

writer

1998

Dr. Akagi

Dr. Akagi

director

1998

The Eel

The Eel

director

1997

The Eel

The Eel

writer

1997

Black Rain

Black Rain

director

1989

Black Rain

Black Rain

writer

1989

Zegen

Zegen

writer

1987

Zegen

Zegen

director

1987

I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

actor

1983

The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

writer

1983

The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

director

1983

Eijanaika

Eijanaika

director

1981

Eijanaika

Eijanaika

writer

1981

Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

director

1979

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

actor

1973

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

director

1973

The Pirates of Buban

The Pirates of Buban

writer

1972

My Shimokita

My Shimokita

director

1972

My Shimokita

My Shimokita

actor

1972

The Pirates of Buban

The Pirates of Buban

director

1972

The Pirates of Buban

The Pirates of Buban

actor

1972

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand

director

1971

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

director

1970

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

writer

1970

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia

director

1970

Profound Desires of the Gods

Profound Desires of the Gods

writer

1968

Profound Desires of the Gods

Profound Desires of the Gods

director

1968

The Neon Taiheiki

The Neon Taiheiki

writer

1968

A Man Vanishes

A Man Vanishes

director

1967

A Man Vanishes

A Man Vanishes

actor

1967

The Pornographers

The Pornographers

director

1966

The Pornographers

The Pornographers

writer

1966

Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder

writer

1964

Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder

director

1964

The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

director

1963

The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

writer

1963

The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk

writer

1963

Foundry Town

Foundry Town

writer

1962

Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

director

1961

My Second Brother

My Second Brother

director

1959

My Second Brother

My Second Brother

writer

1959

Endless Desire

Endless Desire

director

1958

Endless Desire

Endless Desire

writer

1958

Nishi Ginza Station

Nishi Ginza Station

director

1958

Nishi Ginza Station

Nishi Ginza Station

writer

1958

Stolen Desire

Stolen Desire

director

1958

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

writer

1957

The Balloon

The Balloon

writer

1956

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