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

Tokyo Story
1953
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
The Eel
1997
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
September 11
2002
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
Dr. Akagi
1998
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
Pigs and Battleships
1961
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968
The Insect Woman
1963
2009: Lost Memories
2002

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
9
Directing
40
Writing
23
Producing
8
2011
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
as Self (archive footage)
2002
2009: Lost Memories
as Historian
1995
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
as Himself
1983
I Lived, But...
as Self
1973
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
as Himself
1973
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
as Himself
1972
The Pirates of Buban
as Himself
1972
My Shimokita
as Self
1967
A Man Vanishes
as Self