Shōhei Imamura
Popularity:2.1346
Known For:Directing
Birthday:1926-09-15
Place of Birth:Tokyo, Japan
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A Man Vanishes (1967)
A Man Vanishes examines the concept of Johatsu, tackling the phenomenon of people missing in Japan over the years. It picks one such person from the...
I Lived, But... (1983)
An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both...
2009: Lost Memories (2002)
A failed assassination attempt in Harbin, China in 1909 changes the course of history. Now two JBI agents must find the connections between it and an...
The Pirates of Buban (1972)
By going to the Philippines, Imamura comes to meet people living in an extreme poverty. He discovers very quickly that some communities are under the...
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home (1973)
“In Search of Unreturned Soldiers was about former soldiers of the Japanese army who chose not to return to Japan after the war. I found...
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute (1973)
Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute is a 1975 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. It is a documentary on one of the Japanese...
My Shimokita (1972)
Part of a TV series called “I Want To Go Far Away” in which celebrities introduce their regions. Imamura heads to the Shimokita region of...
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker (1995)
Documentary about Japanese film director Shohei Imamura.
Japanese Cinema: New Territories (2011)
This documentary by Hubert Niogret looks at the revival of Japanese cinema during the 1990s.
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970)
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970)
Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand (1971)
Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia (1970)
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute (1973)
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987)
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)