Shōhei Imamura

Director

Born: September 15, 1926 (79 years old)

Died: May 30, 2006

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

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.

Filmography (39)

• A Man Vanishes (1967, ★ 6.7)
• The Eel (1997, ★ 6.9)
• Pigs and Battleships (1961, ★ 7.1)
• Vengeance Is Mine (1979, ★ 7.5)
• The Ballad of Narayama (1983, ★ 7.5)
• The Pornographers (1966, ★ 7.2)
• The Insect Woman (1963, ★ 7.2)
• Intentions of Murder (1964, ★ 7)
• Black Rain (1989, ★ 7.6)
• The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952, ★ 7.5)
• The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987, ★ 7.5)
• Early Summer (1951, ★ 7.8)
• Tokyo Story (1953, ★ 8.2)
• Foundry Town (1962, ★ 7.6)
• I Lived, But... (1983, ★ 6.5)
• 2009: Lost Memories (2002, ★ 6.2)
• The Pirates of Buban (1972, ★ 6.5)
• Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home (1973, ★ 6.3)
• September 11 (2002, ★ 6.4)
• Why Not? (1981, ★ 6.1)
• Endless Desire (1958, ★ 6.6)
• Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001, ★ 6.5)
• Stolen Desire (1958, ★ 6.6)
• Dr. Akagi (1998, ★ 6.4)
• My Second Brother (1959, ★ 6.4)
• Profound Desires of the Gods (1968, ★ 7.3)
• The Youth Killer (1976, ★ 6.3)
• History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970, ★ 6)
• Zegen (1987, ★ 6.4)
• The Moon Has Risen (1955, ★ 6.8)