Shōhei Imamura1926 - 2006

usually

Director

Popularity

2.2

Famous

Biography

Shōhei Imamura (Tokyo, 15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. Imamura was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards, but was never Oscar nominated for any category. His eldest son Daisuke Tengan is also a script writer and film director, and worked on the screenplays to Imamura's films The Eel (1997), Dr. Akagi (1998), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) and 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).

Credits

11’09”01—September 11
6.4
0.5
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Romance

Director, Screenplay

6.6
0.6
Dr. Akagi
Dr. Akagi

1998

Comedy • Drama • History

Director, Writer

6.6
0.8
The Eel
The Eel

1997

Crime • Drama

Writer, Director

6.9
1.2
Black Rain
Black Rain

1989

Drama • History

Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer

7.5
0.7
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On

1987

Documentary

Associate Producer

7.5
0.6
Zegen
Zegen

1987

Comedy • History

Director, Writer

6.5
0.7
Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
6
0.7
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama

1983

Drama

Screenplay, Director

7.5
0.9
Why Not?
Why Not?

1981

Drama

Director, Producer, Screenplay

6.4
0.4
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine

1979

Crime • Drama

Director

7.5
1.1
The Youth Killer
The Youth Killer

1976

Crime • Drama • Thriller

Producer

6.6
0.7
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

1973

Documentary • TV Movie

Director

6.3
0.3
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
7.5
0.2
The Pirates of Buban
The Pirates of Buban

1972

Documentary • TV Movie

Director, Writer

6.5
0.3
Oreno Shimokita
Oreno Shimokita

1972

Director

0
0.2
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
6.3
0.1
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

1970

Documentary • History

Director, Writer

6
0.1
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia

1970

Documentary • TV Movie

Director

6.5
0.1
Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods

1968

Drama

Director, Writer

7.5
0.7
East China Sea
East China Sea

1968

Drama

Producer, Writer

0
0.2
Neon taiheiki
Neon taiheiki

1968

Comedy • Drama

Writer

0
0.2
A Man Vanishes
A Man Vanishes

1967

Documentary • Drama

Producer, Director

6.9
0.4
The Pornographers
The Pornographers

1966

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Director, Producer, Screenplay

7.3
0.6
Intentions of Murder
Intentions of Murder

1964

Drama

Director, Screenplay

7.2
0.7
The Insect Woman
The Insect Woman

1963

Drama

Director, Writer

7.4
0.9
The Gambling Monk
The Gambling Monk

1963

Comedy

Screenplay

0
0.2
A Modern Samurai Village
A Modern Samurai Village

1963

Drama

Screenplay

0
0.2
Foundry Town
Foundry Town

1962

Drama

Screenplay

7.6
0.2
Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships

1961

Crime • Drama

Director

7.1
0.6
My Second Brother
My Second Brother

1959

Drama

Director, Screenplay

6.4
0.2
Endless Desire
Endless Desire

1958

Drama

Director, Screenplay

6.5
0.2
Nishi Ginza Station
Nishi Ginza Station

1958

Comedy • Drama

Director, Screenplay

5.6
0.1
Stolen Desire
Stolen Desire

1958

Comedy • Drama

Director

6.6
0.2
Mountain Pass
Mountain Pass

1957

Drama

Assistant Director

0
0.1
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957

Comedy

Assistant Director, Screenplay

7.2
0.5
Hungry Soul
Hungry Soul

1956

Drama • Romance

Assistant Director

6
0.4
Our Town
Our Town

1956

Drama

Second Assistant Director

6.8
0.2
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

1956

Drama

Assistant Director

7
0.3
The Balloon
The Balloon

1956

Drama

Screenplay, Assistant Director

6.3
0.5
Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza

1955

Drama

Assistant Director

6.8
0.2
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again

1955

Drama • Romance

First Assistant Director

6.2
0.5
Burden of Love
Burden of Love

1955

Comedy • Drama

First Assistant Director

6.8
0.2
The Moon Has Risen
The Moon Has Risen

1955

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Assistant Director

6.8
0.3
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story

1953

Drama

Second Assistant Director

8.2
3.9
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952

Drama

Assistant Director

7.5
0.9
Early Summer
Early Summer

1951

Drama

Assistant Director

7.9
0.8

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