Shōhei Imamura
Birthday: 1926-09-15
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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.
Movies
A Man Vanishes
A Man Vanishes examines the concept of Johatsu, tackling the phenomenon of people missing in Japan o...
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I Lived, But...
An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of f...
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2009: Lost Memories
There are breakpoints in the history, the result of a single event may change the whole course. In 1...
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The Pirates of Buban
By going to the Philippines, Imamura comes to meet people living in an extreme poverty. He discovers...
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Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
“In Search of Unreturned Soldiers was about former soldiers of the Japanese army who chose not to re...
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Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute is a 1975 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. It is a...
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Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Documentary about Japanese film director Shohei Imamura....
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