Shôhei Imamura

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Shohei Imamura's films dig beneath the surface of Japanese society to reveal a wellspring of sensual, often irrational, energy that lies beneath. Along with his colleagues Nagisa Ôshima and Masahiro Shinoda, Imamura began his serious directorial career as a member of the New Wave movement in Japan. Reacting against the studio system, and ... See full bio »

Born:

September 15, 1926 in Tokyo, Japan

Died:

May 30, 2006 (age 79) in Tokyo, Japan

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Known For

Kuroi ame Director

(1989)

Nippon konchûki Director

(1963)

The Eel Director

(1997)

Kamigami no fukaki yokubô Director

(1968)

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Director (25 credits)

2002 September 11 (segment "Japan", as Shohei Imamura)

2001 Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu

1998 Dr. Akagi

1997 The Eel

1989 Kuroi ame

1987 Zegen

1983 The Ballad of Narayama

1981 Eijanaika

1979 Vengeance Is Mine

1975 Karayuki-san (Documentary)

1973 Muhômatsu kokyô ni kaeru (TV Movie documentary)

1972 The Pirates of Buban (TV Movie documentary)

1971 Mikikan-hei o otte: Tai-hen (Documentary)

1970 Mikikan-hei o otte: Marei-hen (TV Movie documentary)

1970 Nippon Sengoshi - Madamu onboro no Seikatsu (Documentary)

1968 Kamigami no fukaki yokubô

1967 Ningen jôhatsu (Documentary)

1966 The Pornographers

1964 Akai satsui

1963 Nippon konchûki

1961 Pigs and Battleships

1959 Nianchan

1958 Hateshinaki yokubô

1958 Nishi Ginza ekimae

1958 Nusumareta yokujô

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Writer (23 credits)

2001 Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu

1998 Dr. Akagi (writer)

1997 The Eel

1989 Kuroi ame (writer)

1987 Zegen

1983 The Ballad of Narayama (screenplay)

1981 Eijanaika

1972 The Pirates of Buban (TV Movie documentary) (uncredited)

1970 Nippon Sengoshi - Madamu onboro no Seikatsu (Documentary)

1968 East China Sea (screenplay) / (story)

1968 Kamigami no fukaki yokubô (writer)

1968 Neon taiheiki (writer)

1966 The Pornographers (screenplay)

1964 Akai satsui

1963 Nippon konchûki (writer)

1963 Keirin shônin gyôjyôki

1963 Samurai no ko (writer)

1962 Kyûpora no aru machi (screenplay)

1959 Nianchan

1958 Hateshinaki yokubô (screenplay)

1958 Nishi Ginza ekimae (writer)

1957 Bakumatsu taiyôden (screenplay)

1956 Fûsen

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (10 credits)

1957 Bakumatsu taiyôden (assistant director)

1956 Waga machi (second assistant director)

1956 Suzaki Paradaisu: Akashingô (assistant director)

1956 Fûsen (assistant director)

1955 Till We Meet Again (assistant director)

1955 Ai no onimotsu (chief assistant director)

1954 Kuroi ushio (first assistant director)

1953 Tokyo Story (second assistant director - uncredited)

1952 Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (assistant director - uncredited)

1951 Early Summer (assistant director - uncredited)

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Producer (8 credits)

1989 Kuroi ame (executive producer)

1987 Yuki yukite, shingun (Documentary) (associate producer)

1986 Kimi wa hadashi no kami wo mitaka (producer)

1981 Eijanaika (producer)

1976 Seishun no satsujinsha (producer)

1971 Mikikan-hei o otte: Tai-hen (Documentary) (producer)

1967 Ningen jôhatsu (Documentary) (planner)

1966 The Pornographers (producer)

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Actor (1 credit)

2002 2009: Lost Memories

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Thanks (1 credit)

1994 Music for the Movies: Tôru Takemitsu (TV Movie documentary) (gratitude)

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Self (8 credits)

1995 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Shohei Imamura - Le libre penseur (1995) ... Himself

1987 Bains de minuit (TV Series)
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- Episode dated 6 November 1987 (1987) ... Himself

1983 Ikite wa mita keredo - Ozu Yasujirô den (Documentary)
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1981 The 4th Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV Special)
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1975 Karayuki-san (Documentary)
Himself

1973 Muhômatsu kokyô ni kaeru (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1970 Mikikan-hei o otte: Marei-hen (TV Movie documentary)
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1967 Ningen jôhatsu (Documentary)

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Archive footage (2 credits)

2007 Scorsese on Imamura (TV Movie documentary)
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2005 Cinema mil (TV Series)
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- Episode #1.1 (2005) ... Himself

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Personal Details

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1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 1 Article | See more »

Alternate Names:

Shohei Imamura

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[on his encounters with ruling class students] I despised them, and remember thinking that they were the kind of people who would never get close to the fundamental truths of life. Knowing them made me want to identify myself with working-class people who were true to their own human natures. At that age, though, I probably still thought of myself as being innately superior to working-class ... See more »