Shōhei Imamura was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in the depiction of the lower strata of Japanese society.
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Hideaki AnnoAlso won Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
Takashi MiikeAlso won Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director
Yasujirō OzuAlso won Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
Yuya UchidaAlso won Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay
Costa-GavrasAlso won Palme d'Or
Shinya TsukamotoAlso won Mainichi Film Award for Best DirectorAbout this person
Shōhei Imamura was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in the depiction of the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from Japan to win two Palme d'Or awards, doing so with The Ballad of Narayama (1983) and The Eel (1997).
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JapanCategory
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2006 · aged 79
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