Shōhei Imamura

Directing

September 15, 1926

Tokyo, Japan

9 movies

5.5 avg

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

6.2

2009: Lost Memories

as Historian

Filmography

2010s

1 film

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

as Self (archive footage)

2011

2000s

1 film

2009: Lost Memories

as Historian

20026.2

1990s

1 film

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

as Himself

19958.5

1980s

1 film

I Lived, But...

as Self

19836.8

1970s

4 films

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

as Himself

19736.3

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

as Himself

19738.3

The Pirates of Buban

as Himself

19726.5

My Shimokita

as Self

1972

1960s

1 film

A Man Vanishes

as Self

19676.9