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Shōhei Imamura

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 15, 1926 (Died at 80)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthTokyo, Japan
Career Span1951 – 2006
Known Credits52 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 1.5

Shōhei Imamura

Total Works

52

52 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Tokyo Story
8.1
Tokyo Story
1953•movie
Role: Second Assistant Director
Early Summer
7.9
Early Summer
1951•movie
Role: Assistant Director
The Ballad of Narayama
7.5
Role: Screenplay
Vengeance Is Mine
7.5
Vengeance Is Mine
1979•movie
Role: Director

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 52 titles featuring Shōhei Imamura

Tokyo Story
8.1
Tokyo Story
1953•movie

Role: Second Assistant Director

Early Summer
7.9
Early Summer
1951•movie

Role: Assistant Director

The Ballad of Narayama
7.5

Role: Screenplay

Vengeance Is Mine
7.5
Vengeance Is Mine
1979•movie

Role: Director

Black Rain
7.6
Black Rain
1989•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Eel
6.9
The Eel
1997•movie

Role: Director

September 11
6.4
September 11
2002•movie

Role: Director

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
7.5

Role: Assistant Director

2009: Lost Memories
6.2

as Historian

The Insect Woman
7.2
The Insect Woman
1963•movie

Role: Director

Profound Desires of the Gods
7.4

Role: Director

Pigs and Battleships
7.1

Role: Director

The Pornographers
7.3
The Pornographers
1966•movie

Role: Director

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
7.6

Role: Associate Producer

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
6.6

Role: Director

Intentions of Murder
7.0

Role: Director

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
7.0

Role: Assistant Director

Dr. Akagi
6.4
Dr. Akagi
1998•movie

Role: Director

A Man Vanishes
6.9
A Man Vanishes
1967•movie

as Self

The Moon Has Risen
6.9
The Moon Has Risen
1955•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
7.0

Role: Assistant Director

The Youth Killer
6.5
The Youth Killer
1976•movie

Role: Producer

Eijanaika
6.2
Eijanaika
1981•movie

Role: Director

Nishi Ginza Station
5.5

Role: Director

Zegen
6.4
Zegen
1987•movie

Role: Director

Endless Desire
6.8
Endless Desire
1958•movie

Role: Director

Stolen Desire
6.7
Stolen Desire
1958•movie

Role: Director

Tales of Ginza
7.0
Tales of Ginza
1955•movie

Role: Assistant Director

The Balloon
6.3
The Balloon
1956•movie

Role: Screenplay

Foundry Town
7.8
Foundry Town
1962•movie

Role: Screenplay

I Lived, But...
6.8
I Lived, But...
1983•movie

as Self

Hungry Soul
6.2
Hungry Soul
1956•movie

Role: Assistant Director

My Second Brother
6.6
My Second Brother
1959•movie

Role: Director

Burden of Love
6.8
Burden of Love
1955•movie

Role: First Assistant Director

Our Town
6.9
Our Town
1956•movie

Role: Second Assistant Director

Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
6.0

Role: Producer

The Pirates of Buban
6.5

as Himself

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
6.3

as Himself

Till We Meet Again
7.0
Till We Meet Again
1955•movie

Role: First Assistant Director

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
6.3
Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker
8.5

as Himself

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
6.5
East China Sea
10.0
East China Sea
1968•movie

Role: Producer

A Modern Samurai Village
9.0

Role: Screenplay

The Neon Taiheiki
9.0
The Neon Taiheiki
1968•movie

Role: Writer

Wives in 30's to 50's
2.0

Role: Second Assistant Director

My Shimokita
My Shimokita
1972•movie

as Self

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

as Self (archive footage)

The Gambling Monk
The Gambling Monk
1963•movie

Role: Screenplay

Mountain Pass
Mountain Pass
1957•movie

Role: Assistant Director