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

2009: Lost Memories

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

I Lived, But...

The Pirates of Buban

A Man Vanishes

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

All Movies (9)

• Japanese Cinema: New Territories2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• 2009: Lost Memories2002 · as Historian
• Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker1995 · as Himself
• I Lived, But...1983 · as Self
• Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home1973 · as Himself
• Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute1973 · as Himself
• The Pirates of Buban1972 · as Himself
• Oreno Shimokita1972 · as Self
• A Man Vanishes1967 · as Self