Directed credits
34
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Directing
Career Snapshot
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1.6
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Directed movies: 34Directed series: 0All crew credits: 47
TMDB ID: 20025
IMDb ID: nm0408076
Known for: Directing
Born: September 15, 1926
Died: May 30, 2006
Age: 79
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2002
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 7.12
Wikidata: Q309950
Frequent jobs
Director (22)Assistant Director (8)First Assistant Director (2)Second Assistant Director (2)Screenplay (6)Producer (4)Writer (2)Associate Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shōhei Imamura.
6.4
September 11
Director
2002 Movie
6.5
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Director
2001 Movie
6.4
Dr. Akagi
Director
1998 Movie
6.4
Zegen
Director
1987 Movie
6.1
Why Not?
Director
1981 Movie
7.5
Vengeance Is Mine
Director
1979 Movie
6.3
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
Director
1973 Movie
7.5
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Director
1973 Movie
6.5
The Pirates of Buban
Director
1972 Movie
Oreno Shimokita
Director
1972 Movie
6.3
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
Director
1971 Movie
6.0
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
Director
1970 Movie
6.5
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
Director
1970 Movie
7.3
Profound Desires of the Gods
Director
1968 Movie
7.2
The Pornographers
Director
1966 Movie
7.0
Intentions of Murder
Director
1964 Movie
7.2
The Insect Woman
Director
1963 Movie
7.1
Pigs and Battleships
Director
1961 Movie
6.4
My Second Brother
Director
1959 Movie
6.5
Endless Desire
Director
1958 Movie
5.4
Nishi Ginza Station
Director
1958 Movie
6.6
Stolen Desire
Director
1958 Movie
Mountain Pass
Assistant Director
1957 Movie
7.0
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Assistant Director
1957 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shōhei Imamura.
8.2
Tokyo Story
Second Assistant Director
1953 Movie
7.8
Early Summer
Assistant Director
1951 Movie
7.6
Black Rain
Screenplay
1989 Movie
7.5
The Ballad of Narayama
Screenplay
1983 Movie
7.5
Vengeance Is Mine
Director
1979 Movie
7.5
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Assistant Director
1952 Movie
6.9
The Eel
Writer
1997 Movie
6.4
September 11
Director
2002 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shōhei Imamura.
8.2
Tokyo Story
Second Assistant Director
1953 Movie
6.9
The Eel
Writer
1997 Movie
7.3
Profound Desires of the Gods
Director
1968 Movie
7.5
Vengeance Is Mine
Director
1979 Movie
7.5
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Assistant Director
1952 Movie
7.8
Early Summer
Assistant Director
1951 Movie
7.6
Black Rain
Screenplay
1989 Movie
7.5
The Ballad of Narayama
Screenplay
1983 Movie
6.4
Dr. Akagi
Director
1998 Movie
7.1
Pigs and Battleships
Director
1961 Movie
6.3
The Youth Killer
Producer
1976 Movie
7.2
The Pornographers
Director
1966 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shōhei Imamura.
6.9
The Eel
Writer
1997 Movie
7.6
Black Rain
Screenplay
1989 Movie
7.5
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
Associate Producer
1987 Movie
6.0
Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
Producer
1986 Movie
7.5
The Ballad of Narayama
Screenplay
1983 Movie
6.3
The Youth Killer
Producer
1976 Movie
East China Sea
Producer
1968 Movie
Neon taiheiki
Writer
1968 Movie
6.7
A Man Vanishes
Producer
1967 Movie
The Gambling Monk
Screenplay
1963 Movie
A Modern Samurai Village
Screenplay
1963 Movie
7.6
Foundry Town
Screenplay
1962 Movie
6.3
The Balloon
Screenplay
1956 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Shōhei Imamura.
6.2
2009: Lost Memories
as Historian
2002 Movie
7.0
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
as Himself
1995 Movie
6.5
I Lived, But...
as Self
1983 Movie
6.3
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
as Himself
1973 Movie
7.5
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
as Himself
1973 Movie
6.5
The Pirates of Buban
as Himself
1972 Movie
Oreno Shimokita
as Self
1972 Movie
6.7
A Man Vanishes
as Self
1967 Movie