Shōhei Imamura Movies

  • 1962
    Foundry Town

    Foundry Town

    Foundry Town

    7.61962HD

    Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.

    Foundry Town
  • 2002
    September 11

    September 11

    September 11

    6.4172002HD

    An anthology of short films inspired by the events of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks.

    September 11
  • 1958
    Stolen Desire

    Stolen Desire

    Stolen Desire

    6.61958HD

    A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.

    Stolen Desire
  • 1983
    I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

    6.51983HD

    An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both...

    I Lived, But...
  • 1955
    The Moon Has Risen

    The Moon Has Risen

    The Moon Has Risen

    6.7831955HD

    Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved...

    The Moon Has Risen
  • 1956
    The Balloon

    The Balloon

    The Balloon

    6.31956HD

    Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress...

    The Balloon
  • 1987
    Zegen

    Zegen

    Zegen

    6.41987HD

    At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and Southeast Asia. After a brief career as a low-level...

    Zegen
  • 1955
    Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

    6.21955HD

    Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei, who is more...

    Till We Meet Again
  • 1959
    My Second Brother

    My Second Brother

    My Second Brother

    6.41959HD

    The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a...

    My Second Brother
  • 2002
    2009: Lost Memories

    2009: Lost Memories

    2009: Lost Memories

    6.1652002HD

    There are breakpoints in the history, the result of a single event may change the whole course. In 1909, an assassination attempt of a Japanese...

    2009: Lost Memories
  • 1963
    The Gambling Monk

    The Gambling Monk

    The Gambling Monk

    01963HD

    One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand...

    The Gambling Monk
  • 1958
    Endless Desire

    Endless Desire

    Endless Desire

    6.5771958HD

    Set in post-war Japan, a group of five, four men and one woman, gathers in the basement of a butcher shop to dig up a cache of morphine buried during...

    Endless Desire
  • 1972
    The Pirates of Buban

    The Pirates of Buban

    The Pirates of Buban

    6.51972HD

    By going to the Philippines, Imamura comes to meet people living in an extreme poverty. He discovers very quickly that some communities are under the...

    The Pirates of Buban
  • 1956
    Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

    Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

    Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

    71956HD

    A jobless young couple, Yoshigi and Tsutue, wind up at the outskirts of the Suzaki red-light district in Tokyo. Tsutue talks her way into a job...

    Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
  • 1967
    A Man Vanishes

    A Man Vanishes

    A Man Vanishes

    6.71967HD

    A Man Vanishes examines the concept of Johatsu, tackling the phenomenon of people missing in Japan over the years. It picks one such person from the...

    A Man Vanishes
  • 1968
    East China Sea

    East China Sea

    East China Sea

    01968HD

    Rokurō starts a part-time job on a fishing boat, but the ship has an engine failure in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

    East China Sea
  • 1963
    A Modern Samurai Village

    A Modern Samurai Village

    A Modern Samurai Village

    01963HD

    Tajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment in a big city. But the beautiful home she had...

    A Modern Samurai Village
  • 1957
    Mountain Pass

    Mountain Pass

    Mountain Pass

    01957HD

    Adaptation of Jirō Osaragi's novel.

    Mountain Pass
  • 2002
    Wives in 30's to 50's

    Wives in 30's to 50's

    Wives in 30's to 50's

    22002HD

    Reiko has been married for four years and is now in her 30s, the prime of her life. Unable to use her voluptuous body, she cheats on her husband...

    Wives in 30's to 50's
  • 1968
    Neon taiheiki

    Neon taiheiki

    Neon taiheiki

    01968HD

    Neon taiheiki