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Shōhei Imamura

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Shōhei Imamura

September 15, 1926 – May 30, 2006 · aged 79 Tokyo, Japan

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.

Directed

The Ballad of Narayama
3.8

The Ballad of Narayama

1983

Vengeance Is Mine
3.8

Vengeance Is Mine

1979

Black Rain
3.8

Black Rain

1989

The Eel
3.5

The Eel

1997

September 11
3.2

September 11

2002

The Insect Woman
3.6

The Insect Woman

1963

Profound Desires of the Gods
3.7

Profound Desires of the Gods

1968

Pigs and Battleships
3.6

Pigs and Battleships

1961

The Pornographers
3.7

The Pornographers

1966

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
3.3

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001

Intentions of Murder
3.5

Intentions of Murder

1964

Dr. Akagi
3.2

Dr. Akagi

1998

A Man Vanishes
3.4

A Man Vanishes

1967

Eijanaika
3.1

Eijanaika

1981

Nishi Ginza Station
2.8

Nishi Ginza Station

1958

Zegen
3.2

Zegen

1987

Endless Desire
3.4

Endless Desire

1958

Stolen Desire
3.4

Stolen Desire

1958

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
3.1

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

1970

My Second Brother
3.3

My Second Brother

1959

The Pirates of Buban
3.3

The Pirates of Buban

1972

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
3.2

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

1973

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
3.2

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand

1971

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
3.3

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia

1970

Also appeared in

2009: Lost Memories
3.1

2009: Lost Memories

2002

A Man Vanishes
3.4

A Man Vanishes

1967

I Lived, But...
3.4

I Lived, But...

1983

The Pirates of Buban
3.3

The Pirates of Buban

1972

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
3.2

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

1973

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
4.1

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

1973

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
4.3

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

1995

Oreno Shimokita

Oreno Shimokita

1972

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

2011