Shôhei Imamura

Shôhei Imamura was born on Sep 15, 1926 in Japan. Shôhei Imamura's big-screen debut came with Bakumatsu taiyôden directed by Yûzô Kawashima in 1957. Shôhei Imamura is known for Dr. Akagi directed by Shôhei Imamura, Akira Emoto stars as Dr. Fûu Akagi and Kumiko Asô as Sonoko Mannami. Shôhei Imamura has got 34 awards and 16 nominations so far. The most recent award Shôhei Imamura achieved is Awards of the Japanese Academy. The upcoming new movie Shôhei Imamura plays is Warm Water Under a Red Bridge which will be released on Nov 03, 2001.

Shohei Imamura's films dig beneath the surface of Japanese society to reveal a wellspring of sensual, often irrational, energy that lies beneath. Along with his colleagues