Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Directed 40
2000s
- 2002
- 2001
1990s
- 1998
Dr. Akagi
Director
- 1997
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
Zegen
Director
- 1983
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
- 1973
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
Director
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Director
- 1972
The Pirates of Buban
Director
My Shimokita
Director
- 1971
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
Director
- 1970
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
Director
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
Director
1960s
- 1968
Profound Desires of the Gods
Director
- 1967
A Man Vanishes
Director
- 1966
The Pornographers
Director
- 1964
- 1963
- 1961
Pigs and Battleships
Director
1950s
- 1959
My Second Brother
Director
- 1958
Nishi Ginza Station
Director
Stolen Desire
Director
- 1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Assistant Director
- 1956
Our Town
Second Assistant Director
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Assistant Director
The Balloon
Assistant Director
- 1955
Tales of Ginza
Assistant Director
Till We Meet Again
First Assistant Director
Burden of Love
First Assistant Director
The Moon Has Risen
Assistant Director
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
Wrote 23
2000s
- 2001
1990s
- 1998
Dr. Akagi
Screenplay
- 1997
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
Zegen
Writer
- 1983
- 1981
1970s
- 1972
The Pirates of Buban
Writer
- 1970
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
Writer
1960s
- 1968
Profound Desires of the Gods
Screenplay
The Neon Taiheiki
Writer
- 1966
The Pornographers
Screenplay
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
1950s
- 1959
My Second Brother
Screenplay
- 1958
Nishi Ginza Station
Screenplay
- 1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Screenplay
- 1956
The Balloon
Screenplay
Produced 8
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
Associate Producer
- 1986
Have You Seen the Barefoot God?
Producer
- 1981
1970s
- 1976
The Youth Killer
Producer
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
A Man Vanishes
Producer
- 1966
The Pornographers
Producer
Acted in 1
2000s
- 2002
2009: Lost Memories
Historian
Appearances8
2010s
- 2011
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1995
Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker
Himself
1980s
- 1983
I Lived, But...
Self
1970s
- 1973
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
Himself
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
Himself
- 1972
The Pirates of Buban
Himself
My Shimokita
Self
1960s
- 1967
A Man Vanishes
Self