Shohei Imamura Film director
Shohei Imamura is a 79 years old Film director from . Shohei Imamura was born on September 15, 1926 (died on May 30, 2006, he was 79 years old) in .
About
No, he died on 05/30/2006, 17 years ago. He was 79 years old when he died. Cause of death: liver cancer. He died in Tokyo
Family
Child
He had one child, Daisuke (64, Writer) . When his first child, Daisuke Tengan, was born, Shohei Imamura was 33 years old.
Works
Shohei Imamura Movies (62)
There are 62 movies of Shohei Imamura.
His first feature film was The Insect Woman (1964). He was 37 when he starred in this movie. Since 1964, he has appeared in 62 feature films. The last one is Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker (1995). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
View all Shohei Imamura movies.
Shohei Imamura movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Director | The Insect Woman (1963) | 37 |
| Writer | The Insect Woman (1963) | 37 |
| Director | Vengeance Is Mine (1979) | 53 |
| Second Assistant Director | Tokyo Story (1953) | 45 |
| Director | 11'09''01 September 11 (2002) | 75 |
| Screenplay | The Ballad of Narayama (1983) | 56 |
| Director | The Ballad of Narayama (1983) | 56 |
| Assistant Director | Early Summer (1951) | 45 |
| Writer | The Eel (1997) | 70 |
| Director | The Eel (1997) | 70 |
| Writer | Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) | 75 |
| Director | Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) | 75 |
| Director | Pigs and Battleships (1961) | 34 |
| Associate Producer | The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987) | 60 |
| Producer | The Pornographers (1966) | 39 |
| Director | The Pornographers (1966) | 39 |
| Writer | The Pornographers (1966) | 39 |
| Producer | The Youth Killer (1976) | 50 |
| Director | Black Rain (1989) | 63 |
| Writer | Black Rain (1989) | 63 |
| Assistant Director | The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) | 26 |
| Director | Zegen (1987) | 60 |
| Writer | Zegen (1987) | 60 |
| Screenplay | Intentions of Murder (1964) | 37 |
| Director | Intentions of Murder (1964) | 37 |
| Writer | Profound Desires of the Gods (1968) | 42 |
| Director | Profound Desires of the Gods (1968) | 42 |
| Writer | A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) | 30 |
| Director | Dr. Akagi (1998) | 71 |
| Writer | Dr. Akagi (1998) | 71 |
| Director | Why Not? (1981) | 54 |
| Screenplay | Why Not? (1981) | 54 |
| Producer | Why Not? (1981) | 54 |
| Screenplay | Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow (1962) | 35 |
| Director | Stolen Desire (1958) | 32 |
| Assistant Director | The Moon Has Risen (1955) | 28 |
| Screenplay | Endless Desire (1958) | 32 |
| Director | Endless Desire (1958) | 32 |
| Writer | My Second Brother (1959) | 33 |
| Director | My Second Brother (1959) | 33 |
| Assistant Director | Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (1956) | 29 |
| Director | A Man Vanishes (1967) | 40 |
| Producer | A Man Vanishes (1967) | 40 |
| A Man Vanishes (1967) | 40 | |
| Director | Nishi Ginza Station (1958) | 32 |
| Writer | Nishi Ginza Station (1958) | 32 |
| Writer | The Balloon (1956) | 29 |
| Producer | Have You Seen the Barefoot God? (1986) | 59 |
| Himself | I Lived, But... (1983) | 60 |
| Director | History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970) | 43 |
| Writer | History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970) | 43 |
| First Assistant Director | Till We Meet Again (1955) | 28 |
| Assistant Director | Hungry Soul (1956) | 30 |
| Director | Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia (1970) | 43 |
| Director | Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand (1971) | 44 |
| Director | The Pirates of Buban (1972) | 45 |
| Himself | The Pirates of Buban (1972) | 45 |
| Director | Outlaw-Matsu Returns Home (1973) | 46 |
| Himself | Outlaw-Matsu Returns Home (1973) | 46 |
| Director | Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute (1975) | 48 |
| Himself | Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute (1975) | 48 |
| Himself | Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker (1995) | 68 |
Awards (5)
Awarded Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director in 1988 , awarded Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director in 1963 , awarded Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer in 1958 , awarded Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay in 1968 , awarded Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year in 1979 and
Education
He graduated from Waseda University
Game & Races (1)
| Name | Age at that time |
|---|---|
| documenta 6 | - |
Shohei Imamura zodiac sign was virgo.
Other facts about Shohei Imamura
| Award | Japan Academy Prize (film), Vengeance Is Mine (1979 film), The Eel (film), The Ballad of Narayama (1983 film), Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Palme d'Or, Black Rain (1989 Japanese film) |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Tokyo |
| Work period (start) | 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Japanese |
| Native language | Japanese |
| Name in native language | 今村昌平 |
| Given name | Shōhei |
| Date of death | 2006-05-30T00:00:00Z |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Has works in the collection | Museum Of Modern Art |
| Family name | Imamura. Show people with the surname Imamura |
| Cause of death | Liver Cancer |
| Name in kana | いまむら しょうへい |
| Country of citizenship | Japan |
| Copyright status as a creator | Works Protected By Copyrights , applies to jurisdiction: countries with 50 years pma or longer |
| Related category | Category:Films Directed By Shohei Imamura , of: film, directed by this person |
