Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura | |
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今村昌平 | |
| Born | 15 September 1926 |
| Died | 30 May 2006 (aged 79) Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1951–2002 |
| Movement | Japanese New Wave |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (1983, 1997) |
Shōhei Imamura (今村昌平, Imamura Shōhei; 15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) 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).