Shohei Imamura Movies

The effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are told from different points of view around the world.

Nusumareta yokujô is a movie starring Osamu Takizawa, Shin'ichi Yanagisawa, and Hiroyuki Nagato. A rumbunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.

A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart.

Nippon konchûki is a movie starring Emiko Aizawa, Setsuko Amamiya, and Tomio Aoki. Life story of a woman born in poverty trying to succeed. Through her many schemes, she faces her ups and downs in a cyclical nature, fueled mostly by...

Akai satsui is a movie starring Masumi Harukawa, Kô Nishimura, and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi. A housewife living under her tyrannical husband has her life stressfully turned upside down after getting raped by a burglar.

While avoiding the mob and local authorities, a world-weary pornographer finds being a family man the most difficult as he wrestles with his own desires and afflictions.

Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari is a movie starring Ken Ogata, Rentarô Mikuni, and Chôchô Miyako. Chronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.

Zegen is a movie starring Ken Ogata, Mitsuko Baishô, and Chun-Hsiung Ko. A Japanese immigrant in 1901 Hong Kong wishes to become a simple shopkeeper. Fate soon intervenes, allowing him to mix adventure and fervent patriotism with...