Directing

Shōhei Imamura

Born · 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.

Known for

6.2

2009: Lost Memories

2002

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

2011

6.5

The Pirates of Buban

1972

6.8

A Man Vanishes

1967

6.8

I Lived, But...

1983

8.5

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

1995

8.3

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

1973

6.3

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

1973

Oreno Shimokita

1972