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Shohei Imamura

Died on May 30, 2006

Shohei Imamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

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.

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Shohei Imamura

Died on May 30, 2006

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