Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura (Tokyo, 15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. Imamura was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards, but was never Oscar nominated for any category. His eldest son Daisuke Tengan is also a script writer and film director, and worked on the screenplays to Imamura's films The Eel (1997), Dr. Akagi (1998), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) and 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).

Known For: Directing

Born: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan, 1926-09-15

Died: 2006-05-30

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1967	A Man Vanishes	Self	69
2	1972	The Pirates of Buban	Himself	65
3	1972	Oreno Shimokita	Self	0
4	1973	Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home	Himself	63
5	1973	Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute	Himself	75
6	1983	I Lived, But...	Self	65
7	1995	Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker	Himself	70
8	2002	2009: Lost Memories	Historian	62

Shōhei Imamura

Film

Television