Shōhei Imamura
Director · 35 credits · 20 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Best Shōhei Imamura movies by genre
Directed movies (27 total, ranked by score)
1The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · ★ 7.5 (210 votes)
Drama
2Vengeance Is Mine
1979 · ★ 7.6 (155 votes)
Crime, Drama
3Black Rain
1989 · ★ 7.6 (134 votes)
Drama, History
4Profound Desires of the Gods
1968 · ★ 7.4 (68 votes)
Drama
5The Insect Woman
1963 · ★ 7.2 (74 votes)
Drama
6The Pornographers
1966 · ★ 7.3 (57 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7The Eel
1997 · ★ 6.9 (129 votes)
Drama, Crime
8Pigs and Battleships
1961 · ★ 7.1 (65 votes)
Crime, Drama
9Intentions of Murder
1964 · ★ 7.0 (52 votes)
Drama
10Endless Desire
1958 · ★ 6.5 (12 votes)
Drama, Comedy
11Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · ★ 6.5 (52 votes)
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
12Stolen Desire
1958 · ★ 6.6 (12 votes)
Comedy, Drama
13September 11
2002 · ★ 6.4 (123 votes)
Drama
14Zegen
1987 · ★ 6.4 (14 votes)
Comedy, History
15Dr. Akagi
1998 · ★ 6.4 (27 votes)
Comedy, Drama, History
16Nishi Ginza Station
1958 · ★ 5.6 (16 votes)
Comedy, Drama
17A Man Vanishes
1967 · ★ 6.8 (25 votes)
Drama, Documentary
18Eijanaika
1981 · ★ 6.2 (18 votes)
Drama
19Following the Unreturned Soldiers: Malaysia
1970 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie
20Following the Unreturned Soldier: Thailand
1971 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)
Documentary
21My Second Brother
1959 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)
Drama
22The Pirates of Buban
1972 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie
23Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute
1973 · ★ 7.5 (1 votes)
Documentary
24History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970 · ★ 6.0 (10 votes)
Documentary, History
25Outlaw-Matsu Comes Home
1973 · ★ 6.3 (5 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie
26My Shimokita
1972
Documentary
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Fantasia
1973
Music
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.