Shōhei Imamura
Directing
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
Directing41
Wives in 30's to 50's
2002
Second Assistant Director
movieSeptember 11
2002
Director
movieDr. Akagi
1998
Director
movieThe Eel
1997
Director
movieBlack Rain
1989
Director
movieZegen
1987
Director
movieThe Ballad of Narayama
1983
Director
movieEijanaika
1981
Director
movieVengeance Is Mine
1979
Director
Fantasia
1973
Director
movieOutlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973
Director
movieThe Pirates of Buban
1972
Director
movieOreno Shimokita
1972
Director
movieA Man Vanishes
1967
Director
movieThe Pornographers
1966
Director
movieIntentions of Murder
1964
Director
movieThe Insect Woman
1963
Director
moviePigs and Battleships
1961
Director
movieMy Second Brother
1959
Director
movieEndless Desire
1958
Director
movieNishi Ginza Station
1958
Director
movieStolen Desire
1958
Director
movieMountain Pass
1957
Assistant Director
movieA Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
Assistant Director
movieHungry Soul
1956
Assistant Director
movieOur Town
1956
Second Assistant Director
movieSuzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956
Assistant Director
movieThe Balloon
1956
Assistant Director
movieTales of Ginza
1955
Assistant Director
movieTill We Meet Again
1955
First Assistant Director
movieBurden of Love
1955
First Assistant Director
movieThe Moon Has Risen
1955
Assistant Director
movieTokyo Story
1953
Second Assistant Director
movieThe Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
Assistant Director
movieEarly Summer
1951
Assistant Director
Writing23
movieWarm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
Screenplay
movieDr. Akagi
1998
Screenplay
movieThe Eel
1997
Screenplay
movieBlack Rain
1989
Screenplay
movieZegen
1987
Writer
movieThe Ballad of Narayama
1983
Screenplay
movieEijanaika
1981
Screenplay
movieProfound Desires of the Gods
1968
Screenplay
movieEast China Sea
1968
Writer
movieNeon taiheiki
1968
Writer
movieThe Pornographers
1966
Screenplay
movieIntentions of Murder
1964
Screenplay
movieThe Gambling Monk
1963
Screenplay
movieA Modern Samurai Village
1963
Screenplay
movieFoundry Town
1962
Screenplay
movieMy Second Brother
1959
Screenplay
movieEndless Desire
1958
Screenplay
movieNishi Ginza Station
1958
Screenplay
movieThe Balloon
1956
Screenplay
Acting9
movieJapanese Cinema: New Territories
2011
Self (archive footage)
movie2009: Lost Memories
2002
Historian
Production8
movieBlack Rain
1989
Executive Producer
movieThe Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
1987
Associate Producer
movieEijanaika
1981
Producer
movieThe Youth Killer
1976
Producer
movieEast China Sea
1968
Producer
movieA Man Vanishes
1967
Producer
movieThe Pornographers
1966
Producer