
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.
Acting (8 movies)
Directing (26 movies)

11 Minutes, 9 Seconds, 1 Image
2002

The Eel
1997

Pigs and Battleships
1961

Vengeance Is Mine
1979

Why Not?
1981

The Ballad of Narayama
1983

The Pornographers
1966

Endless Desire
1958

The Insect Woman
1963

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001

Nishi Ginza Station
1958

Stolen Desire
1958

Dr. Akagi
1998

Intentions of Murder
1964

My Second Brother
1959

Profound Desires of the Gods
1968

A Man Vanishes
1967

History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970

Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
1970

The Pirates of Buban
1972

Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
1971

Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973

Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973

Zegen
1987

Black Rain
1989

Oreno Shimokita
1972
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Balloon | 1956 | Screenplay |
| A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era | 1957 | Screenplay |
| Nishi Ginza Station | 1958 | Screenplay |
| Endless Desire | 1958 | Screenplay |
| My Second Brother | 1959 | Screenplay |
| Foundry Town | 1962 | Screenplay |
| A Modern Samurai Village | 1963 | Screenplay |
| The Gambling Monk | 1963 | Screenplay |
| The Insect Woman | 1963 | Writer |
| Intentions of Murder | 1964 | Screenplay |
| The Pornographers | 1966 | Producer |
| The Pornographers | 1966 | Screenplay |
| A Man Vanishes | 1967 | Producer |
| Neon taiheiki | 1968 | Writer |
| East China Sea | 1968 | Producer |
| East China Sea | 1968 | Writer |
| Profound Desires of the Gods | 1968 | Writer |
| History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess | 1970 | Writer |
| The Pirates of Buban | 1972 | Writer |
| The Youth Killer | 1976 | Producer |
| Why Not? | 1981 | Producer |
| Why Not? | 1981 | Screenplay |
| The Ballad of Narayama | 1983 | Screenplay |
| Have You Seen the Barefoot God? | 1986 | Producer |
| Zegen | 1987 | Writer |
| Black Rain | 1989 | Screenplay |
| Black Rain | 1989 | Executive Producer |
| The Eel | 1997 | Writer |
| Dr. Akagi | 1998 | Writer |
| Warm Water Under a Red Bridge | 2001 | Screenplay |


