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Shōhei Imamura
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
September 15, 1926
Died
May 30, 2006
(aged 79)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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Shōhei Imamura
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.
Known For
8 movies
6.2
2009: Lost Memories
2002
6.5
The Pirates of Buban
1972
6.7
A Man Vanishes
1967
6.5
I Lived, But...
1983
7.5
Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973
6.3
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973
Oreno Shimokita
1972
7.0
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995