1926–2006 · Directing
58.1avg grm
15titles
9honors
Honors
91983Palme d'Or
1989Nikkan Sports Film Award — Best Director
1980Japan Academy Prize — Director of the Year
1980Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director
1969Mainichi Film Award — Best Screenplay
Bio
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.
Filmography
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1980s3 titles
B
Black Rain1989 · as Director60.9B
The Ballad of Narayama1983 · as Director61.5I
I Lived, But...1983 · as Self58.61970s3 titles
V
Vengeance Is Mine1979 · as Director59.1K
Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute1975 · as Self58.4H
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess1970 · as Director58.21960s6 titles
P
Profound Desires of the Gods1968 · as Director58.3A
A Man Vanishes1967 · as Shôhei Imamura57.0P
The Pornographers1966 · as Director56.0I
Intentions of Murder1964 · as Director58.9I
The Insect Woman1963 · as Director56.8P
Pigs and Battleships1961 · as Director57.51950s1 title
E
Endless Desire1958 · as Director57.8