Director
Shōhei Imamura
Born 1926 · Tokyo, Japan
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.
Directed
Tokyo Story
Second Assistant Director · 1953
Early Summer
Assistant Director · 1951
The Ballad of Narayama
Director · 1983
Vengeance Is Mine
Director · 1979
Black Rain
Director · 1989
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Assistant Director · 1952
The Eel
Director · 1997
Profound Desires of the Gods
Director · 1968
The Insect Woman
Director · 1963
September 11
Director · 2002
Pigs and Battleships
Director · 1961
The Pornographers
Director · 1966
Intentions of Murder
Director · 1964
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Assistant Director · 1957
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Director · 2001
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Assistant Director · 1956
The Moon Has Risen
Assistant Director · 1955
A Man Vanishes
Director · 1967
Acting
2009: Lost Memories
Historian · 2002
A Man Vanishes
Self · 1967
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Himself · 1995
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Himself · 1973
I Lived, But...
Self · 1983
The Pirates of Buban
Himself · 1972
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
Himself · 1973
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self (archive footage) · 2011
Oreno Shimokita
Self · 1972
Writing
The Ballad of Narayama
Screenplay · 1983
Black Rain
Screenplay · 1989
The Eel
Screenplay · 1997
Profound Desires of the Gods
Screenplay · 1968
The Insect Woman
Writer · 1963
The Pornographers
Screenplay · 1966
Intentions of Murder
Screenplay · 1964
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Screenplay · 1957
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Screenplay · 2001
East China Sea
Writer · 1968
Foundry Town
Screenplay · 1962
Dr. Akagi
Screenplay · 1998