Shōhei Imamura
Known for
Directing
Born
September 15, 1926
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Died
May 30, 2006 (aged 79)
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.
Best known work
Tokyo Story
1953
Early Summer
1951
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
Black Rain
1989
The Eel
1997
September 11
2002
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
2009: Lost Memories
2002
The Insect Woman
1963Filmography
2011
Japanese Cinema: New Territoriesas Self (archive footage)
2002
Wives in 30's to 50'sSecond Assistant Director
2002
September 11Director
2002
2009: Lost Memoriesas Historian
2001
Warm Water Under a Red BridgeDirector, Screenplay
1998
Dr. AkagiDirector, Screenplay
1997
The EelDirector, Screenplay
1995
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinkeras Himself
1989
Black RainScreenplay, Director, Executive Producer
1987
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches OnAssociate Producer
1987
ZegenDirector, Writer
1986
Have You Seen the Barefoot God?Producer
1983
I Lived, But...as Self
1983
The Ballad of NarayamaDirector, Screenplay
1981
EijanaikaDirector, Producer, Screenplay
1979
Vengeance Is MineDirector
1976
The Youth KillerProducer
1973
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Homeas Himself, Director
1973
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostituteas Himself, Director
1972
The Pirates of Bubanas Himself, Director, Writer
1972
My Shimokitaas Self, Director
1971
1970
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar HostessWriter, Director
1970
1968
Profound Desires of the GodsDirector, Screenplay