Actor

Shōhei Imamura

Directing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.6

Low visibility

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Movies: 50Series: 0Crew credits: 47

TMDB ID: 20025

IMDb ID: nm0408076

Known for: Directing

Born: September 15, 1926

Died: May 30, 2006

Age: 79

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1951 - 2002

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 7.12

Wikidata: Q309950

Other jobs

Director (22)Assistant Director (8)Screenplay (6)Producer (4)First Assistant Director (2)Second Assistant Director (2)Writer (2)Associate Producer (1)

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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.