Imamura Shohei

Imamura Shohei (1926, Tokyo) is the maker of a large and varied oeuvre characterised by lively portrayals of the condition humaine and a down-to-earth sense of humour. In 1983 he also won a Golden Palm for The Ballad of Narayama.

Filmography

Stolen Carnal Desire (1958), In Front of Nishi Station (1958), Endless Desire (1958), My Second Brother (1959), Hogs and Warships (1961), The Insect Woman (1963), Unholy Desire (1964), The Amourist (1966), Human Evaporation (1967), Kurajima - Legend from a Southern Island (1968), Post-war Nippon (1970), Karayuki-san/The Making of a Prostitute (1973) Vengeance is Mine (1979), Eijanaika (1981), The Ballad of Narayama (1983), Zegen (1987), Black Rain (1989), Unagi/The Eel (1997)