Shōhei Imamura Movies

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

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

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...

“In Search of Unreturned Soldiers was about former soldiers of the Japanese army who chose not to return to Japan after the war. I found...

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...

Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute is a 1975 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. It is a documentary on one of the Japanese...

Postwar Japan as it is described by Etsuko, the manager of a bar catering to foreigners in Yokosuka. The way of life of a woman brimming with...

Documentary about Japanese film director Shohei Imamura.

Famed filmmaker tracks down former Japanese soldiers in Malaysia.

Shohei Imamura’s short documentary.

In Thailand, three Japanese soldiers, left in the jungle more than a quarter of a century after their country's defeat, come together to discuss what...