Share:

Shôhei Imamura

Name in Native Language: "今村昌平" (Japanese/JA)
Screenwriter / Film Director / Film Producer / Teacher | * 09/15/1926 († 79, 05/30/2006) | Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture (Japan)
Shōhei Imamura (今村 昌平, Imamura Shōhei, 15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in the depiction of the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from Japan to win two Palme d'Or awards. ()
Photo of Shôhei Imamura
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Shigematsu Shizuma lives with his senile mother, his wife Shigeko, and his niece Yasuko in a village near Fukuyama. He, his wife, his niece and his close friends in the village were present at the ato ...

Black Rain

Certification unknown

1989 | 3.7/5 | 2h 3min
Drama
Search on Amazon.com
Watch now!
White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, ...

The Eel

Certification unknown

1997 | 3.4/5 | 1h 57min
Drama
Search on Amazon.com
Watch now!
A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of To ...

The Insect Woman

NR

1963 | 3.7/5 | 2h 3min
Drama
Search on Amazon.com
Watch now!
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill. ...

Profound Desires of the Gods

Certification unknown

1968 | 3.7/5 | 2h 53min
Drama
Search on Amazon.com
Watch now!

Awards & Nominations for Shôhei Imamura

Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer 2x Blue Ribbon Award for Best Director Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director 2x Palme d'Or Mainichi Film Award for Best Director Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres Order of The Paulownia, 8th Class
Ad Protect Your Online Privacy with a VPN

Don't risk your personal information and online activities being exposed to hackers, government surveillance, and other online threats. A VPN encrypts your internet connection and hides your IP, giving you maximum security and privacy. Take control of your online safety, switch to a VPN now. Choose one of these services to learn more:

Movies with Shôhei Imamura as Actor(6)

as himself1995 Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
as himself1983 I Lived, But...
as himself1975 Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
as himself1973 Outlaw-Matsu Returns Home
as himself1972 The Pirates of Buban
as himself1967 A Man Vanishes

Movies with Shôhei Imamura as Crew(68)

Directing/Director2002 11'09''01 September 11
Directing/Director2001 Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Writing/Screenplay2001 Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Directing/Director1998 Dr. Akagi
Writing/Writer1998 Dr. Akagi
Directing/Director1997 The Eel
Writing/Writer1997 The Eel
Directing/Director1989 Black Rain
Production/Executive Producer1989 Black Rain
Writing/Writer1989 Black Rain
Production/Associate Producer1987 The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
Directing/Director1987 Zegen
Writing/Writer1987 Zegen
Production/Producer1986 Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
Directing/Director1983 The Ballad of Narayama
Writing/Screenplay1983 The Ballad of Narayama
Directing/Director1981 Why Not?
Production/Producer1981 Why Not?
Writing/Screenplay1981 Why Not?
Directing/Director1979 Vengeance Is Mine
Production/Producer1976 The Youth Killer
Directing/Director1975 Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Directing/Director1973 Outlaw-Matsu Returns Home
Directing/Director1972 The Pirates of Buban
Writing/Writer1972 The Pirates of Buban
Directing/Director1971 Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
Directing/Director1970 Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
Directing/Director1970 History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
Writing/Writer1970 History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
Writing/Writer1968 Neon taiheiki
Production/Producer1968 East China Sea
Writing/Writer1968 East China Sea
Directing/Director1968 Profound Desires of the Gods
Writing/Writer1968 Profound Desires of the Gods
Directing/Director1967 A Man Vanishes
Production/Producer1967 A Man Vanishes
Directing/Director1966 The Pornographers
Production/Producer1966 The Pornographers
Writing/Screenplay1966 The Pornographers
Directing/Director1964 Intentions of Murder
Writing/Screenplay1964 Intentions of Murder
Directing/Director1963 The Insect Woman
Writing/Writer1963 The Insect Woman
Writing/Screenplay1963 The Gambling Monk
Writing/Screenplay1962 A Modern Samurai Village
Writing/Screenplay1962 Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow
Directing/Director1961 Pigs and Battleships
Directing/Director1959 My Second Brother
Writing/Screenplay1959 My Second Brother
Directing/Director1958 Endless Desire
Writing/Screenplay1958 Endless Desire
Directing/Director1958 Stolen Desire
Directing/Director1958 Nishi Ginza Station
Writing/Screenplay1958 Nishi Ginza Station
Directing/Assistant Director1957 A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Writing/Screenplay1957 A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Directing/Assistant Director1956 The Balloon
Writing/Writer1956 The Balloon
Directing/Assistant Director1956 Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Directing/Second Assistant Director1956 Our Town
Directing/Assistant Director1956 Hungry Soul
Directing/Assistant Director1955 The Moon Has Risen
Directing/Assistant Director1955 Tales of Ginza
Directing/First Assistant Director1955 Till We Meet Again
Directing/First Assistant Director1955 Burden of Love
Directing/Second Assistant Director1953 Tokyo Story
Directing/Assistant Director1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Directing/Assistant Director1951 Early Summer

Full Name: Shōhei Imamura
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Wednesday, 09/15 1926 (September) in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture (Japan)
Died: Tuesday, 05/30 2006 (May) in Tokyo (aged: 79)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Japanese (JA, native language)
Educated at: Waseda University
Children: Daisuke Tengan
Other names for Shôhei Imamura (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Shohei Imamura"
"今村 昌平"
"今村昌平"
"이마무라 쇼헤이"
"Сёхэй Имамура"
"Shōhei Imamura"
"Shouhei Imamura"
"いまむら しょうへい" (Kana/Japanese)
Shôhei Imamura frequently works together with these people:
Shoichi Ozawa (21x, Actor)
Kimihiko Nakamura (18x, Crew)
Taiji Tonoyama (16x, Actor)
Toshirō Mayuzumi (14x, Crew)
Yūzō Kawashima (12x, Crew)
Kazuo Kitamura (11x, Actor)
Shinsaku Himeda (11x, Crew)
Mutsuo Tanji (11x, Crew)
Kō Nishimura (10x, Actor)
Tadashi Nakamura (10x, Crew)
Yasuo Iwaki (9x, Crew)
Maintain information on this page as an official partner
Is any information about this person incorrect or missing? Give us a hint!
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1450466, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/29/2024