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.

Directed

1. The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — Director
2. Vengeance Is Mine (1979) — Director
3. Black Rain (1989) — Director
4. The Eel (1997) — Director
5. September 11 (2002) — Director
6. The Insect Woman (1963) — Director
7. Profound Desires of the Gods (1968) — Director
8. Pigs and Battleships (1961) — Director
9. The Pornographers (1966) — Director
10. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) — Director
11. Intentions of Murder (1964) — Director
12. Dr. Akagi (1998) — Director
13. A Man Vanishes (1967) — Director
14. Eijanaika (1981) — Director
15. Nishi Ginza Station (1958) — Director
16. Zegen (1987) — Director
17. Endless Desire (1958) — Director
18. Stolen Desire (1958) — Director
19. History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970) — Director
20. My Second Brother (1959) — Director
21. The Pirates of Buban (1972) — Director
22. Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home (1973) — Director
23. Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand (1971) — Director
24. Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia (1970) — Director
25. Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute (1973) — Director
26. Oreno Shimokita (1972) — Director
27. Fantasia (1973) — Director

Also appeared in

1. 2009: Lost Memories (2002) — Historian
2. A Man Vanishes (1967) — Self
3. I Lived, But... (1983) — Self
4. The Pirates of Buban (1972) — Himself
5. Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home (1973) — Himself
6. Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute (1973) — Himself
7. Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker (1995) — Himself
8. Oreno Shimokita (1972) — Self
9. Japanese Cinema: New Territories (2011) — Self (archive footage)