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Shōhei Imamura - Biography & Filmography | The Couch Critic
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Shōhei Imamura
Born
Sep 15, 1926
Died: May 30, 2006
Lived 79 years
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
8
Movies
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TV Shows
27
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Shōhei Imamura
Directing
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
8
TV Shows
0
Director
27
2009: Lost Memories
as
Historian
2002
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
as
Himself
1995
I Lived, But...
as
Self
1983
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
as
Himself
1973
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
as
Himself
1973
The Pirates of Buban
as
Himself
1972
Oreno Shimokita
as
Self
1972
A Man Vanishes
as
Self
1967