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Shōhei Imamura
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 15, 1926
(79)
Day of Death
May 30, 2006
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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Shōhei Imamura
Directing
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.
Known For
6.2
2009: Lost Memories
2002
6.5
I Lived, But...
1983
6.5
The Pirates of Buban
1972
6.7
A Man Vanishes
1967
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
2011
6.3
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973
7.5
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973
7.0
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995
Oreno Shimokita
1972
Filmography
2011
Movie
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Movie
2009: Lost Memories
as Historian
1995
Movie
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
as Himself
1983
Movie
I Lived, But...
as Self
1973
Movie
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
as Himself
1973
Movie
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
as Himself
1972
Movie
The Pirates of Buban
as Himself
1972
Movie
Oreno Shimokita
as Self
1967
Movie
A Man Vanishes
as Self
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