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Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

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

  • 11 Minutes, 9 Seconds, 1 Image
  • The Eel
  • Pigs and Battleships
  • The Ballad of Narayama
  • Why Not?
  • Vengeance Is Mine
  • The Pornographers
  • Endless Desire
  • The Insect Woman
  • Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
  • Nishi Ginza Station
  • Stolen Desire
  • Dr. Akagi
  • Intentions of Murder
  • My Second Brother
  • Profound Desires of the Gods
  • A Man Vanishes
  • History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
  • Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
  • Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
  • Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
  • The Pirates of Buban
  • Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
  • Zegen
  • Black Rain
  • Oreno Shimokita