Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

1926-09-15

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

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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.

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Known For

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

The Pirates of Buban

I Lived, But...

A Man Vanishes

2009: Lost Memories

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute

Oreno Shimokita

Acting History

2002

2009: Lost Memories as Historian

1995

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker as Himself

1983

I Lived, But... as Self

1973

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home as Himself

1973

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute as Himself

1972

The Pirates of Buban as Himself

1972

Oreno Shimokita as Self

1967

A Man Vanishes as Self