Shōhei Imamura

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Sep 15, 1926 (98 years old)
Death date
May 30, 2006

Shōhei Imamura

Known For

2009: Lost Memories
2h 16m
Movie 2002

2009: Lost Memories

There are breakpoints in the history, the result of a single event may change the whole course. In 1909, an assassination attempt of a Japanese governor fails. Now, in 2009, Korea is just another state of Japan's Empire & Seoul has become a major city. A Korean resistance group fights for liberty, independence & the restoration of true history. Two cops, Japanese & Korean, investigate the group.

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1h 0m
Movie 1995

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

Documentary about Japanese film director Shohei Imamura.

Biography

Shōhei Imamura (Tokyo, 15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. Imamura was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards, but was never Oscar nominated for any category. His eldest son Daisuke Tengan is also a script writer and film director, and worked on the screenplays to Imamura's films The Eel (1997), Dr. Akagi (1998), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) and 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).

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