Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura (Tokyo, 15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. Imamura was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards, but was never Oscar nominated for any category.
His eldest son Daisuke Tengan is also a script writer and film director, and worked on the screenplays to Imamura's films The Eel (1997), Dr. Akagi (1998), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) and 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).
Details
Details
Date of Birth
Sep 15, 1926
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Date of Death
May 30, 2006
Age
79
Known For
Directing
Also Known As
Shohei Imamura
今村 昌平
今村昌平
이마무라 쇼헤이
Сёхэй Имамура
Shōhei Imamura
Shouhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
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Images

Movie Credits

The Insect Woman
1963
Writer, Director
Early Summer
1951
Assistant Director
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
Director, Screenplay
The Pornographers
1966
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Tokyo Story
1953
Second Assistant Director
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
Assistant Director, Screenplay
Black Rain
1989
Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
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Movie Credits
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