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Shōhei Imamura

DIRECTOR · FROM TOKYO, JAPAN

Shōhei Imamura

1926–200636 credits since 1956

MelancholicPeriod pieceBittersweetThought provokingGritty

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In the pictureThe Ballad of Narayama

ABOUT SHŌHEI

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born15 September 1926

Died30 May 2006

BirthplaceTokyo, Japan

Known forDirecting

On Cineora24 of 36 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Shōhei from.

The Ballad of Narayama poster

Movie

The Ballad of Narayama

1983IMDb7.8

Vengeance Is Mine poster

Movie

Vengeance Is Mine

1979IMDb7.6

The Eel poster

Movie

1997IMDb7.3

September 11 poster

Movie

2002IMDb6.8

Black Rain poster

Movie

1989IMDb7.8

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge poster

Movie

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001IMDb6.7

Pigs and Battleships poster

Movie

Pigs and Battleships

1961IMDb7.4

The Pornographers poster

Movie

The Pornographers

1966IMDb7.2

The Insect Woman poster

Movie

The Insect Woman

1963IMDb7.3

Profound Desires of the Gods poster

Movie

Profound Desires of the Gods

1968IMDb7.5

Intentions of Murder poster

Movie

Intentions of Murder

1964IMDb7.6

Dr. Akagi poster

Movie

1998IMDb7.2

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 24
Average IMDb: 7.2
Highest rated: Black RainIMDb 7.8
Working since: 1956

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

36 credits

The 2000s

2 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

September 11 poster

Movie

2002IMDb6.8

Director

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge poster

Movie

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001IMDb6.7

Director · Screenplay

The 1990s

2 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Dr. Akagi poster

Movie

1998IMDb7.2

Director · Screenplay

The Eel poster

Movie

1997IMDb7.3

Director · Screenplay

The 1980s

5 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Black Rain poster

Movie

1989IMDb7.8

Director · Screenplay · Executive Producer

Zegen poster

Movie

1987IMDb6.9

Director · Writer

Not on Cineora

Have You Seen the Barefoot God?

1986

Producer

The Ballad of Narayama poster

Movie

The Ballad of Narayama

1983IMDb7.8

Director · Screenplay

Eijanaika poster

Movie

1981IMDb6.8

Director · Screenplay · Producer

The 1970s

9 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Vengeance Is Mine poster

Movie

Vengeance Is Mine

1979IMDb7.6

Director

The Youth Killer poster

Movie

The Youth Killer

1976IMDb6.8

Producer

Not on Cineora

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

1973

Director

Not on Cineora

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

1973

Director

Not on Cineora

The Pirates of Buban

1972

Director · Writer

Not on Cineora

My Shimokita

1972

Director

Not on Cineora

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand

1971

Director

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess poster

Movie

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

1970IMDb7.2

Director · Writer

The 1960s

11 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Profound Desires of the Gods poster

Movie

Profound Desires of the Gods

1968IMDb7.5

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

East China Sea

1968

Writer · Producer

Not on Cineora

The Neon Taiheiki

1968

Writer

A Man Vanishes poster

Movie

1967IMDb7.1

Director · Producer

The Pornographers poster

Movie

The Pornographers

1966IMDb7.2

Director · Screenplay · Producer

Intentions of Murder poster

Movie

Intentions of Murder

1964IMDb7.6

Director · Screenplay

The Insect Woman poster

Movie

The Insect Woman

1963IMDb7.3

Director · Writer

Not on Cineora

The Gambling Monk

1963

Screenplay

The 1950s

6 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Not on Cineora

My Second Brother

1959

Director · Screenplay

Endless Desire poster

Movie

1958IMDb7.2

Director · Screenplay

Nishi Ginza Station poster

Movie

Nishi Ginza Station

1958IMDb6.1

Director · Screenplay

Stolen Desire poster

Movie

1958IMDb6.8

Director

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era poster

Movie

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957IMDb7.2

Screenplay

The Balloon poster

Movie

1956IMDb7.2

Screenplay

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Shōhei’s titles.

Toshirō MayuzumiComposer · Pigs and Battleships, The Pornographers and 11 more

Shoichi OzawaThe Ballad of Narayama, Black Rain and 8 more

Shinsaku HimedaCinematographer · Vengeance Is Mine, Pigs and Battleships and 6 more

Shinichiro IkebeComposer · The Ballad of Narayama, Vengeance Is Mine and 4 more

Mitsuko BaishoThe Ballad of Narayama, Vengeance Is Mine and 3 more

Kō NishimuraThe Pornographers, Intentions of Murder and 3 more

Ken OgataThe Ballad of Narayama, Vengeance Is Mine and 2 more

Chishū RyūTokyo Story, Early Summer and 2 more

Yasujirō OzuWriter · Tokyo Story, Early Summer and 2 more

Hiroyuki NagatoPigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman and 2 more