Shōhei Imamura

1926-09-15 – 2006-05-30 (age 79) Tokyo, Japan

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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Known For

2009: Lost Memories

2002

as Historian

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

2011

as Self (archive footage)

A Man Vanishes

1967

as Self

The Pirates of Buban

1972

as Himself

I Lived, But...

1983

as Self

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

1973

as Himself

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

1995

as Himself

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

1973

as Himself

Oreno Shimokita

1972

as Self