As Director
11 Minutes, 9 Seconds, 1 Image
2002
6.4
Shōhei Imamura
Acting
Birth Date
September 15, 1926
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Date of Death
May 30, 2006
Biography
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
6.6
As Director, As Writer
Dr. Akagi
1998
6.6
As Director, As Writer
The Eel
1997
6.9
As Director, As Writer
Black Rain
1989
7.5
As Director, As Writer
Zegen
1987
6.4
As Director, As Writer
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
7.5
As Director, As Writer
Why Not?
1981
6.4
As Director
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
7.5
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
The Pirates of Buban
1972
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968
7.4
As Actor, As Director
A Man Vanishes
1967
6.9
As Director, As Writer
The Pornographers
1966
7.3
As Director, As Writer
Intentions of Murder
1964
7.2
As Director, As Writer
The Insect Woman
1963
7.4
As Writer
Foundry Town
1962
7.6
As Director
Pigs and Battleships
1961
7.1
As Director, As Writer
My Second Brother
1959
6.4
As Director, As Writer
Endless Desire
1958
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Nishi Ginza Station
1958
5.6