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Shohei Imamura (今村 昌平 Imamura Shōhei, born 15 September 1926 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director. He is the number 1 Japanese director to win 2 Palme d'Or awards.

Filmography
Stolen Desire (1958) Nishi Ginza Station (1958) Endless Desire (1958) My Second Brother (1959) Pigs and Battleships (1961) The Insect Woman (1963) Unholy Desire (1964) The Pornographers (1966) A Man Vanishes (1967) Deep Desire of Gods aka. Legends from either the Southern Island (1968) History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970) Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute (1975) Vengeance Is Mine (1979) Eijanaika or Why Non? (1981) The Ballad of Narayama (1982, Palme d'Or) Zegen (1987) Black Rain (1989) The Eel (1998, Palme d'Or) Dr. Akagi (1998) Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) 9'11''01 September 11 (2002)

World Socialist Web Site: Shohei Imamura Interview
Imamura conveys a variety of opinions regarding his career, other filmmakers, and social issues.

Strictly Film School: Shohei Imamura
Reviews of four Imamura films: The Insect Woman, The Pornographers, Vengeance is Mine, and The Ballad of Narayama.

Sao Paulo International Film Festival: Retrospective Shohei Imamura
Biography of the director with images and information on several films.

Robert Fulford's Column About Shohei Imamura
Overview of Imamura's films and narrative aesthetics. Originally appeared in The Globe and Mail.

Midnight Eye: The Films of Shohei Imamura
Detailed retrospective of Imamura's career in film direction and documentary production.

IMDb: Shohei Imamura
Profile and filmography.






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