Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
September 15, 1926
Died
May 30, 2006 (age 79)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Shōhei Imamura
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.
Known For
Film
2009: Lost Memories
Historian
2002
Film
I Lived, But...
Self
1983
Film
The Pirates of Buban
Himself
1972
Film
A Man Vanishes
Self
1967
Film
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Himself
1973
Film
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
Himself
1973
Film
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Himself
1995
Film
Oreno Shimokita
Self
1972
Filmography
2011FilmJapanese Cinema: New Territoriesas Self (archive footage)2002Film2009: Lost Memoriesas Historian1995FilmShohei Imamura: The Free Thinkeras Himself1983FilmI Lived, But...as Self1973FilmOutlaw-Matsu Comes Homeas Himself1973FilmKarayuki-San, the Making of a Prostituteas Himself1972FilmThe Pirates of Bubanas Himself1972FilmOreno Shimokitaas Self1967FilmA Man Vanishesas Self