Streamline
Shōhei Imamura
Known for
Directing
Born
1926-09-15 · 79 (at death)
Died
2006-05-30
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan

Shōhei Imamura

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.

Known for · 51 titles

Tokyo Story
8.2

Tokyo Story

1953

The Ballad of Narayama
7.5

The Ballad of Narayama

1983

The Eel
6.9

The Eel

1997

The Insect Woman
7.2

The Insect Woman

1963

Profound Desires of the Gods
7.4

Profound Desires of the Gods

1968

Early Summer
7.9

Early Summer

1951

Vengeance Is Mine
7.6

Vengeance Is Mine

1979

Pigs and Battleships
7.1

Pigs and Battleships

1961

Black Rain
7.6

Black Rain

1989

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
6.6

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001

The Youth Killer
6.5

The Youth Killer

1976

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
7.0

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

1956

Zegen
6.5

Zegen

1987

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
7.5

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On

1987

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
7.5

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952

2009: Lost Memories
6.2

2009: Lost Memories

2002

Intentions of Murder
7.0

Intentions of Murder

1964

Eijanaika
6.2

Eijanaika

1981

September 11
6.4

September 11

2002

Dr. Akagi
6.4

Dr. Akagi

1998

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

2011

Endless Desire
6.8

Endless Desire

1958

The Pornographers
7.2

The Pornographers

1966

Foundry Town
7.8

Foundry Town

1962

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
7.0

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957

My Second Brother
6.6

My Second Brother

1959

Neon taiheiki
9.0

Neon taiheiki

1968

The Moon Has Risen
6.9

The Moon Has Risen

1955

Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
6.0

Have You Seen the Barefoot God?

1986

Burden of Love
7.1

Burden of Love

1955

The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk

1963

The Balloon
6.3

The Balloon

1956

Our Town
6.9

Our Town

1956

A Man Vanishes
6.8

A Man Vanishes

1967

Nishi Ginza Station
5.5

Nishi Ginza Station

1958

Till We Meet Again
7.0

Till We Meet Again

1955

The Pirates of Buban
6.5

The Pirates of Buban

1972

Stolen Desire
6.7

Stolen Desire

1958

Tales of Ginza
7.0

Tales of Ginza

1955

Mountain Pass

Mountain Pass

1957

I Lived, But...
6.8

I Lived, But...

1983

A Modern Samurai Village
9.0

A Modern Samurai Village

1963

Hungry Soul
6.2

Hungry Soul

1956

East China Sea
10.0

East China Sea

1968

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
6.3

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

1973

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
6.3

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand

1971

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
6.5

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia

1970

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
6.1

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

1970

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
8.5

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

1995

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
8.3

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

1973

Oreno Shimokita

Oreno Shimokita

1972