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Shohei Imamura

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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.

Source: Wikidata , August 2023

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Born
15 Sep 1926
Died
30 May 2006 (aged 79)
Production Places
Japan

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ACMI Identifier

28780

Wikidata

Q309950

VIAF

108615934

LOC Auth

n85384854

WorldCat

lccn-n85384854

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