Directing
Shōhei Imamura
- Titles
- 52movies
- Career
Active from 1956 to 2002, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 26titles as director
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
The Ballad of Narayama87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.2average 4.9
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Pathos7.0average 5.2
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.7
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Family Dynamics5.6average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.8, average 5.3
- Adrenaline3.8, average 5.0
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 10
- Post-War Japan 7
- Japanese Cinema 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Melancholy 3
- Social Realism 3
- Character Study 3
- Melancholic 3
- Poverty 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Character-Driven 2
- Slow Burn 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Toshirō MayuzumiComposerProfound Desires of the Gods, Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman, The Pornographers, Foundry Town, +11 more- MMutsuo TanjiEditorProfound Desires of the Gods, Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman, The Pornographers, Foundry Town, +7 more
- SShinsaku HimedaCinematographerVengeance Is Mine, Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman, The Pornographers, Foundry Town, +6 more
Shoichi OzawaActorThe Ballad of Narayama, Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman, Black Rain, The Pornographers, +4 more
Hajime OkayasuEditorThe Ballad of Narayama, The Eel, September 11, Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, Dr. Akagi, +3 more
Shinichiro IkebeComposerThe Ballad of Narayama, The Eel, Vengeance Is Mine, Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, Eijanaika, +1 more- MMasao TochizawaCinematographerThe Ballad of Narayama, Profound Desires of the Gods, History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess, Zegen, The Pirates of Buban, +1 more
Kō NishimuraActorThe Pornographers, Endless Desire, My Second Brother, Intentions of Murder, Stolen Desire
Hiroyuki NagatoActorPigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman, Endless Desire, My Second Brother, Stolen Desire
Taiji TonoyamaActorVengeance Is Mine, Endless Desire, My Second Brother, Zegen
Yōko MinamidaActorPigs and Battleships, A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era, A Modern Samurai Village, Stolen Desire
Ken OgataActorThe Ballad of Narayama, Vengeance Is Mine, Eijanaika, Zegen
Movies and TV shows
222000s
1 title · average score 65
65
September 11 (2002)
Director
1990s
2 titles · average score 73
82
Dr. Akagi (1998)
Screenplay, Director
64
The Eel (1997)
Screenplay, Director
1980s
5 titles · average score 80
76
Black Rain (1989)
Screenplay, Director
91
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987)
Associate Producer
87
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Screenplay, Director
65
Eijanaika (1981)
Producer, Screenplay
1970s
4 titles · average score 76
86
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Director
66
The Youth Killer (1976)
Producer
Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home (1973)
Director
1960s
6 titles · average score 76
80
Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
Director, Screenplay
68
Intentions of Murder (1964)
Director, Screenplay
79
The Insect Woman (1963)
Writer, Director
A Modern Samurai Village (1963)
Screenplay
75
Foundry Town (1962)
Screenplay
77
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
Director
1950s
4 titles · average score 74
67
My Second Brother (1959)
Screenplay, Director
67
The Balloon (1956)
Assistant Director, Screenplay
70
The Moon Has Risen (1955)
Assistant Director
92
Tokyo Story (1953)
Second Assistant Director