Shōhei Imamura

10 titles·Since 1961

September 15, 1926 · Tokyo, Japan

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.

Frequently works with

Shoichi Ozawa

4 titles together

Kazuo Kitamura

3 titles together

Mitsuko Baisho

3 titles together

Hiroyuki Nagato

2 titles together

Jitsuko Yoshimura

2 titles together

Ken Ogata

2 titles together

Koji Yakusho

2 titles together

Misa Shimizu

2 titles together

Filmography (10)

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001 · Director

The Eel

1997 · Director

Black Rain

1989 · Director

The Ballad of Narayama

1983 · Director

Vengeance Is Mine

1979 · Director

Profound Desires of the Gods

1968 · Director

The Pornographers

1966 · Director

Intentions of Murder

1964 · Director

The Insect Woman

1963 · Director

Pigs and Battleships

1961 · Director